Edmonds, WA: RAP SHEET EXPUNGE DETAILS

A criminal record happens whenever a person is convicted of a criminal offense by a court. The criminal conviction will typically constantly remain on the individual's state rap sheet up until a legal movement (demand) to vacate conviction is brought under RCW 9.96.060 prior to the same court after a particular time period. For most criminal misdemeanor & gross misdemeanor convictions, the time duration is typically 3 to 5 years after court probation ends and after all monetary obligations owed to the court have actually been completely pleased. And there should not be any new criminal convictions/ charges/ arrests given that the conviction sought to be vacated. If all these preconditions are met, most local & district courts will typically grant motions to vacate a criminal conviction. That results in the individual no longer having a criminal record for that specific conviction.

An individual whose criminal conviction is vacated may legally mention on future job applications that he/she has never ever had a criminal record.

Under RCW 9.96.060, a person is restricted to just one vacation of a misdemeanor criminal conviction. Convictions for DUIs and particular misdemeanor sex criminal offenses can not be vacated.

Nonconviction information (police arrest records, prison booking records, fingerprints/ pictures (mugshots) records, etc) occur whenever a person is arrested/jailed however no criminal charges are ever submitted in court. Such nonconviction information are held by Washington State law enforcement agencies for many years. Local jailing police companies & the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA both maintain nonconviction information.

Under RCW 10.97.060 and WAC 446-16-025, persons may make written demands to expunge/delete such police nonconviction information. These demands should be made to both the local jailing police firm and to the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA. Such demands will typically be granted if there have actually been no charges within 2 years of the nonconviction information sought to be deleted, and over 3 years have actually passed given that the date of the old arrest 

The website for the Washington State Criminal History Section is http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm.

Nonconviction information, like criminal conviction records, can likewise be used by property owners to reject rental real estate/ houses and by employers to reject job applications, job promotions, etc. Protect your job and future. Call Edmonds rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to help you clear your old court rap sheet and old police criminal history. He'll help vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old police criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, pictures and other nonconviction information.

The website for the Washington State Criminal History Section is http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm.

Nonconviction information, like criminal conviction records, can likewise be used by property owners to reject rental real estate/ houses and by employers to reject job applications, job promotions, etc. Protect your job and future. Call Edmonds rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to help you clear your old court rap sheet and old police criminal history. He'll help vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old police criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, pictures and other nonconviction information.