Newcastle, WA: CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGE INFO

A criminal record takes place whenever a person is convicted of a crime by a court. The criminal conviction will normally constantly remain on the person's state criminal record up until a legal motion (demand) to vacate conviction is brought under RCW 9.96.060 prior to the same court after a certain time period. For a lot of criminal misdemeanor & gross misdemeanor convictions, the time duration is normally 3 to 5 years after court probation ends and after all financial obligations owed to the court have actually been fully satisfied. And there must not be any brand-new criminal convictions/ charges/ arrests considering that the conviction sought to be vacated. If all these prerequisites are met, a lot of local & district courts will normally approve movements to vacate a criminal conviction. That leads to the person no longer having a rap sheet for that particular conviction.

A person whose criminal conviction is vacated might legally state on future job applications that he/she has never ever had a rap sheet.

Under RCW 9.96.060, a person 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 data (authorities arrest records, jail booking records, fingerprints/ photos (mugshots) records, etc) take place whenever a person is arrested/jailed however no criminal charges are ever filed in court. Such nonconviction data are held by Washington State police for many years. Local apprehending authorities agencies & the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA both retain nonconviction data.

Under RCW 10.97.060 and WAC 446-16-025, persons might make written demands to expunge/delete such authorities nonconviction data. These demands must be made to both the local apprehending authorities company and to the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Section in Olympia, WA. Such demands will normally be granted if there have actually been no charges within 2 years of the nonconviction data sought to be deleted, and over 3 years have actually passed considering 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 data, like criminal conviction records, can also be utilized by property managers to reject rental real estate/ apartment or condos and by employers to reject job applications, job promotions, etc. Safeguard your job and future. Call Newcastle criminal record expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court criminal record and old authorities criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old authorities criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, photos and other nonconviction data.

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

Nonconviction data, like criminal conviction records, can also be utilized by property managers to reject rental real estate/ apartment or condos and by employers to reject job applications, job promotions, etc. Safeguard your job and future. Call Newcastle criminal record expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to assist you clear your old court criminal record and old authorities criminal history. He'll assist vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old authorities criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, photos and other nonconviction data.