Who Maintains Criminal Records and Can They Be Expunged?
Local police departments, the State and the Federal Departments of Justice keep arrest and conviction records. The records include when and why you were arrested, the disposition of the case, and the ultimate sentence imposed. If you are convicted of a crime, and are placed on probation and successfully complete the probation, you may be able to have the conviction set aside and the case dismissed. If you are convicted of certain felonies and you successfully complete probation, you may ask that the felony be reduced to a misdemeanor, and that the case be dismissed. This may be helpful for employment background checks. Mr. Bartick can advise you as to whether your former conviction can be set aside.
