Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Expungement

I was arrested for felony theft when I was 18, from my employer at the time. When it went to trial I was approved to go through what was called some sort of diversion program. If I went through it without trouble the conviction would be erased from my record.

My questions are:

(1) Can I have the arrest expunged?

(2) Is there a compleling reason to do so? I'm 41 and haven't had anything more than a traffic ticket since, have kids, married, etc...


Asked on 6/16/09, 10:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: Expungement

Thank you for the post.

With a diversion program, in most instances, the proecution is stayed until such a time as you complete all conditions of probation. If you successfully complete all conditions, the charge is dismissed. It is not erased.

Once the charge is dismissed, you may seek a statutory expungement which results in a sealing of all records judicial and administrative from all persons other than, potentially, law enforcement. An expungement is essentially a civil lawsuit to seal those records.

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Answered on 6/16/09, 12:47 pm


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