A criminal record can follow you around your entire life, depriving you of opportunities. The good news, though, is that in North Carolina it’s possible to get your criminal record cleaned by petitioning the court for an expungement. Keep reading to learn more about expungements, or schedule a consultation with a skilled criminal defense lawyer to start the petitioning process today.
In North Carolina, an expungement is when a judge orders a record sealed so the public cannot see it. The purpose of the expungement is to seal a record as if the charge or conviction had never occurred. While the SBI and soon prosecutors can see your record, the public cannot. To learn more, contact our North Carolina expungement lawyers.
There are multiple different Expungement Statutes in North Carolina and different types of expungements. Different rules and filing fees depend upon how the case was disposed of. For example, there is a statute to expunge past convictions and a different statute for expunging dismissals. Currently, there is a filing fee at the clerk of court to petition for an expungement when the case was dismissed under deferred prosecution, but no filing fee when it is voluntarily dismissed. Each different statute has different rules.
