Edmonds, WA: RAP SHEET EXPUNGE INFO

A criminal record occurs whenever an individual is convicted of a criminal offense by a court. The criminal conviction will generally constantly remain on the individual's state rap sheet until a legal motion (request) to vacate conviction is brought under RCW 9.96.060 prior to the exact same court after a specific time period. For many criminal misdemeanor & gross misdemeanor convictions, the time period is generally 3 to 5 years after court probation ends and after all financial responsibilities owed to the court have been totally satisfied. And there should not be any brand-new criminal convictions/ charges/ arrests since the conviction sought to be vacated. If all these prerequisites are met, many local & district courts will generally approve movements to vacate a criminal conviction. That leads to the individual no longer having a criminal record for that particular conviction.

A person whose criminal conviction is vacated might lawfully state on future job applications that he/she has never had a criminal record.

Under RCW 9.96.060, an individual is limited to only one vacation of a misdemeanor criminal conviction. Convictions for DUIs and specific misdemeanor sex criminal activities can not be vacated.

Nonconviction information (authorities arrest records, jail booking records, finger prints/ images (mugshots) records, etc) happen whenever an individual is arrested/jailed but no criminal charges are ever submitted in court. Such nonconviction information are held by Washington State law enforcement agencies for several years. Local detaining authorities agencies & the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Area in Olympia, WA both retain nonconviction information.

Under RCW 10.97.060 and WAC 446-16-025, individuals might make written requests to expunge/delete such authorities nonconviction information. These requests should be made to both the regional detaining authorities agency and to the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Area in Olympia, WA. Such requests will generally be granted if there have been no charges within two years of the nonconviction information sought to be deleted, and over 3 years have passed since the date of the old arrest 

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

Nonconviction information, like criminal conviction records, can likewise be used by landlords to deny rental housing/ apartment or condos and by employers to deny job applications, job promotions, etc. Secure your job and future. Call Edmonds rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court rap sheet and old authorities criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old authorities criminal history, arrest records, finger prints, images and other nonconviction information.

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

Nonconviction information, like criminal conviction records, can likewise be used by landlords to deny rental housing/ apartment or condos and by employers to deny job applications, job promotions, etc. Secure your job and future. Call Edmonds rap sheet expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court rap sheet and old authorities criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old authorities criminal history, arrest records, finger prints, images and other nonconviction information.