Attorney Eric J Dirga, PA
Category: Florida Expungement Law
Expungement Jurisdiction Issues
Where to File the Petition Typically, there are no issues with where to file a petition to seal or expunge. An arrest was made in the same county where the charges were brought. The charges listed for the arrest were…
Read MoreElectronic Court Records and Privacy
In this post I will review the how the Florida Supreme Court, through its various administrations, has addressed privacy from the early days of the internet to the present in regards to electronic access to court records. Judicial Management Council…
Read MoreWho Gets Notified that My Record is Expunged
In this post the term Expunge and Seal are interchangeable unless it is specifically delineated. An order to expunge requires the destruction of criminal history record information. An order to seal requires the criminal history information to be made confidential….
Read MoreEffect of Sealed/Expunged Record and the FCIC/NCIC
Question: Does my record still show up on the NCIC database after it has been expunged or sealed? A couple of other ways this may be asked is: Will a sealed record appear on a background check? or, Will an…
Read MoreExpunging or Sealing Multiple Arrests
Many people who seek to have their criminal history expunged or sealed have multiple arrests. Most want to expunge or seal all of their arrests. In this post I will review the case law that relates to the subsection (4)(c)…
Read MoreDiscretion of the Court: The Standard of Review for Expungements and Sealings
A Court’s discretion on whether to grant or deny a petition to expunge or seal a criminal arrest record has been a confusing topic and has had many appellate decisions written about it. The confusion stems from a sentence within…
Read MoreFlorida Expungements and Predicate Sexual Offenses
In 2007 additional language was added to Florida’s expungement and sealing statutes that prohibited all sexually motivate offenses from qualification.
Read MoreRecord Expungement and Firearm Purchasing Restriction
People often ask if a Record Sealing can help them get out from under the temporary restriction on purchasing firearms after they have been found guilty of certain offenses. Under certain conditions, even a withhold of adjudication can result in…
Read MoreFlorida’s Lawful Self-Defense Expungement
In recent years, Florida has added a couple more types of expungements to the current laws. These are the Human Trafficking Expungement, meant to address crimes committed by people who were being “trafficked” against their will, and the Lawful Self-Defense…
Read MoreCriminal Records Do Not Go Away On Their Own
There is a misconception that Florida criminal records go away after a specific time. This is incorrect. This belief is based, not on the fact that the record has disappeared – which it hasn’t, but that certain employment background checks…
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