Shorewood, WA: RAP SHEET EXPUNGE DETAILS

A rap sheet happens whenever an individual is convicted of a criminal offense by a court. The criminal conviction will typically constantly remain on the individual's state criminal record up until a legal motion (request) to vacate conviction is brought under RCW 9.96.060 before the same court after a particular period. For the majority of criminal misdemeanor & gross misdemeanor convictions, the time period is typically 3 to 5 years after court probation ends and after all financial responsibilities owed to the court have actually been completely pleased. And there should not be any brand-new criminal convictions/ charges/ arrests considering that the conviction sought to be vacated. If all these prerequisites are satisfied, the majority of community & district courts will typically grant motions to vacate a criminal conviction. That leads to the individual no longer having a rap sheet for that particular conviction.

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

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

Nonconviction data (authorities arrest records, prison booking records, fingerprints/ images (mugshots) records, etc) happen whenever an individual is arrested/jailed but no criminal charges are ever filed in court. Such nonconviction data are held by Washington State law enforcement agencies for several years. Local jailing authorities companies & the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Area in Olympia, WA both maintain nonconviction data.

Under RCW 10.97.060 and WAC 446-16-025, individuals might make written requests to expunge/delete such authorities nonconviction data. These requests should be made to both the regional jailing authorities firm and to the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Area in Olympia, WA. Such requests will typically 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 site for the Washington State Criminal History Area is http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm.

Nonconviction data, like criminal conviction records, can likewise be used by proprietors to deny rental real estate/ homes and by employers to deny job applications, job promos, and so on. Protect your job and future. Call Shorewood criminal record expungement lawyer attorney Paul Hanson to help you clear your old court criminal record and old authorities criminal history. He'll help vacate you vacate old court criminal convictions and expunge/delete old authorities criminal history, arrest records, fingerprints, images and other nonconviction data.