Seattle, WA: CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGE INFORMATION

A criminal record happens whenever a person is convicted of a crime by a court. The criminal conviction will normally constantly remain on the individual's state rap sheet up until a legal motion (request) to vacate conviction is brought under RCW 9.96.060 prior to the very same court after a particular period. For most criminal misdemeanor & gross misdemeanor convictions, the time duration is normally 3 to 5 years after court probation ends and after all financial responsibilities owed to the court have been fully satisfied. And there must not be any brand-new criminal convictions/ charges/ arrests given that the conviction looked for to be vacated. If all these preconditions are satisfied, most municipal & district courts will normally approve movements 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 limited to only one getaway of a misdemeanor criminal conviction. Convictions for DUIs and certain misdemeanor sex crimes can not be vacated.

Nonconviction information (cops arrest records, jail booking records, fingerprints/ photos (mugshots) records, etc) take place whenever a person is arrested/jailed but no criminal charges are ever submitted in court. Such nonconviction information are held by Washington State law enforcement agencies for many years. Local apprehending cops agencies & the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA both keep nonconviction information.

Under RCW 10.97.060 and WAC 446-16-025, persons may make written demands to expunge/delete such cops nonconviction information. These demands must be made to both the local apprehending cops company and to the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA. Such demands will normally be given if there have been no charges within two years of the nonconviction information looked for to be deleted, and over 3 years have 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 utilized by property owners to deny rental housing/ apartments and by companies to deny job applications, job promos, etc. Safeguard your job and future. Call Seattle rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court rap sheet and old cops criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old cops criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, photos 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 utilized by property owners to deny rental housing/ apartments and by companies to deny job applications, job promos, etc. Safeguard your job and future. Call Seattle rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court rap sheet and old cops criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old cops criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, photos and other nonconviction information.