What information must the petition for expungement contain?
A. A petition must be filed setting forth the relevant facts and requesting expungement of the police records and the court records relating to the charge. The petition should state why the continued existence of the charge on your record is prejudicial to you. The petition must be filed in the circuit court of the county or city where the case was disposed of. You must include the date of arrest and the name of the arresting agency. The petition should also include the specific criminal charge to be expunged, the date of the final disposition of the charge as set forth in the petition, your date of birth, and the full name used by you at the time of arrest. Q. Do I need to be fingerprinted to obtain an expungement? A. Yes. A person seeking an expungement must obtain from a law enforcement agency one complete set of fingerprints. The law-enforcement agency shall submit the set of fingerprints to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE) with a copy of the petition for expungement at
