Seal and Expunge Records

If you are an otherwise law abiding citizen and have been unfortunate enough to have come into contact with the legal system you now have a criminal record. This is true even if the criminal case was abandoned, dismissed, or you plead and formal adjudication of guilt was withheld. Fortunately though, in Florida, if you were arrested or charged with a crime that was later abandoned, dismissed, or you received a withhold of adjudication, you can apply to have that arrest and the related court proceedings sealed or expunged from your criminal history record.

You can do all this even without an office visit!

Get Started Now for $399 plus costs!

or

Buy a Do-It-Yourself Kit for $21.95

If you are a student or are in the military, your price will be $299 plus costs for the services of the attorney.

Do you want to seal or expunge your records yourself? We offer a "Do-It-Yourself" package for only $21.95. We do not provide any legal services other than this package, however. If you need to ensure that your case is properly sealed or expunged, you should consider utilizing the full services of the attorney instead. However, our "Do-It-Yourself" kit includes 2 free email consultations with the attorney.

Why Get Your Recorded Expunged or Sealed Now

Get your criminal arrest history record sealed or expunged today before the day arrives that requires an expungement in an unrealistic amount of time (most sealings/expungements take between 6 and 8 months to complete).  A single arrest can have devastating results to your career, salary, and job placement, especially if your are between jobs, just graduating college or high school, or looking for a promotion.  Don't let that mistake haunt you for the rest of your life.  By having a criminal arrest history Sealed or Expunged the Florida Legislature allows you to legally state that you have not been convicted or arrested for that particular offense. 

Florida is among several states that allows a person arrested for a crime to either seal or expunge it from their criminal history record - removing it from official background checks and allowing that person to deny and fail to acknowledge that the arrest ever occurred (subject to certain expceptions).

Florida does not have any time limits to begin the sealing or expungement process.  However, the laws change and everyone with an arrest on their record should get it sealed or expunged while the laws allow it.  Waiting will not make it go away and often waiting jeopardizes the ability to expunge or seal your record.

You are eligible to have your record sealed or expunged if:

  • You were arrested and charges were never filed;
  • You were arrested and charges were dropped;
  • You were arrested and charges were dismissed by the court
  • You were arrested, charged, plead guilty, and received a withhold of adjudication;
  • You were arrested, charged, plead no contest (nolo contendere), and received a withhold of adjudication; or
  • You were arrested, charged, found guilty by a jury, and received a withhold of adjudication.

Not sure if you qualify? Contact us for your free initial consultation!

You cannot have you records sealed or expunged if you were found guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere, even if the adjudication of guilt was withheld, on any violation of the following:

Offenses listed in S.907.041, F.S.

  1. Arson

  2. Aggravated Assault

  3. Aggravated Battery

  4. Illegal use of explosives

  5. Child abuse or Aggravated Child Abuse

  6. Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, or aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult 

  7. Aircraft piracy

  8. Kidnapping

  9. Homicide

  10. Manslaughter

  11. Sexual Battery

  12. Robbery

  13. Carjacking

  14. Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of a child under the age of 16 years

  15. Sexual activity with a child, who is 12 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age, by or at solicitation of a person in familial or custodial authority

  16. Burglary of a dwelling

  17. Stalking and Aggravated Stalking

  18. Act of Domestic Violence as defined in s. 741.28

  19. Home-invasion Robbery

  20. Act of Terrorism as defined by s. 775.30

  21. Manufacturing any substances in violation of chapter 893

  22. Attempting or conspiring to commit any of the above crimes

S.393.135, F.S.

Sexual misconduct with developmentally disabled person and related offenses

S.394.4593, F.S.

Sexual misconduct with mental health patient and related offenses

S.787.025, F.S.

Luring or enticing a child

Chapter 794, F.S.

  Sexual Battery and related offenses

S.796.03, F.S.

Procuring person under 18 for prostitution

S.800.04, F.S.

Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age

S. 810.14, F.S.

Voyeurism

S.817.034, F.S.

Florida Communication Fraud Act

(Scheme to Defraud or Organized Fraud, as used in s.817.034, F.S.)

S.825.1025, F.S.

Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in presence of elderly person or disabled person

S.827.071, F.S.

Sexual performance by a child

Chapter 839, F.S.

Offenses By Public Officers and Employees.

S.847.0133, F.S.

Showing, selling, etc., obscene literature to minor

S.847.0135, F.S.

Computer pornography

S.847.0145, F.S.

Selling or buying of minors

S.893.135, F.S.

Trafficking in controlled substances

S 916.1075, F.S.

Sexual misconduct with mentally deficient or mentally ill defendant and related offenses
A violation of any offense qualify for registration as a sexual predator under s.775.21 or for registration as a sexual offender under s.943.0435.