What Crimes Can Be Expunged?

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What Crimes Can Be Expunged?

If you have been charged with a crime, or found guilty of a crime, then you will have a record of these incidents on your criminal record — generally, for the rest of your life. However, there are some opportunities that may arise for people with blemishes on their criminal records to either keep the general public from gaining access to this information through an Order of Non-Disclosure, which seals the record, or by having the information completely removed from the record by expungement.

There are many different requirements for having an arrest either sealed or expunged, which the team at Cole Paschall Law will be happy to help you navigate if you believe that you qualify. Read more below about some crimes that can be expunged from your criminal record in Texas, and contact us today for a free initial consultation about your specific situation.

What is an Expungement?

An expunction is a legal process that effectively removes an arrest from an individual’s criminal record. When the arrest is expunged, it essentially means that it never happened in the first place. This may cover everything including the arrest, charges, or convictions for the specific crime in question.

There are some very specific criteria that must be met in order for a criminal record to qualify for expunction, and in most cases, it is far more likely to have the record sealed than entirely removed.

What Types of Records Are Eligible for Expunction?

Primarily, a situation where a person is arrested, tried, and acquitted of a crime, or found guilty and then pardoned of the crime, is most likely to be approved for expunction. However, if they are convicted of another crime stemming from the same situation, then they will not be able to have it expunged at all.

There are a variety of other situations where a criminal record can also be expunged if they do not meet the requirements mentioned above. Some include:

• Arrested but never charged with a crime
• Certain juvenile misdemeanor offenses
• Certain alcohol-related offenses for minors
• Truancy convictions
• Any type of criminal records due to the person’s identity being stolen, and another person being arrested and charged under the stolen identity
• Crimes that were acquitted during an appeals process

Contact Us Today

If you believe that you may qualify for an expungement in Texas, contact the team at Cole Paschall Law today for a free initial consultation. Our experienced Fort Worth criminal defense attorneys can review the details of your case and help determine whether expunction or an Order of Non-Disclosure may be available to you. Call us at (817) 477-4100.