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Expungement vs. Record Sealing. The key difference between expunging a person's criminal record and sealing it is that a sealed record still exists in both a legal and physical sense, while expungement results in the deletion of any record that an arrest or criminal charge ever occurred.
Felony Records Can be Sealed After Ten Years Under current New York law, most felonies can be sealed after ten years have elapsed since the sentencing or release from prison (whichever is later).
Does a Felony Ever Go Away? A felony charge will stay on your record for life. The only way to remove a felony from your record is through a strict process called expungement (more on expungement below).
Most criminal records can be sealed by mail after a waiting period. Some cases can be sealed by in court, without a waiting period or by mail.
Will my sealed criminal records show up on a background check? Sealed convictions should not show up on any background check run by an employer or licensing agency, unless you are applying for a job as a police officer or a peace officer or you are applying for gun license.
Only federal or state law enforcement entities using the record for 1) criminal investigation purposes, 2) issuance of licenses to possess or when purchasing firearms, or 3) in relation to an application for employment as a police officer or peace officer will have access to your sealed conviction records.
Sealing of records fees range from $1300 to $1500 and the application costs with FDLE and court filing fees are usually just under $150.
If you have no more than 2 misdemeanors or no more than 1 felony and 1 misdemeanor conviction and have been crime-free for 10 years. Visit Sealed Records: After 10 years. If you have successfully completed a drug treatment program.
Filing the petition with the court. A petition to seal an arrest record in California must be filed either: In the superior court in which charges based on the arrest were filed or, If charges were not filed, in the city or county in which the arrest occurred.