Miami Expungement Attorney

Getting Your Criminal Record Sealed

Having your criminal record sealed or expunged can give you a fresh start and a satisfactory end to a troubled time in your life. Seltzer Law, PA operates on the principle that when you come to us for help, you are not just another person whose case is to be tried and then filed away. Our assistance extends to your quality of life and the freedoms you enjoy, after an arrest and/or conviction has occurred. For this reason, a knowledgeable Miami criminal defense lawyer and former Miami-Dade Cyber Crime Prosecutor from our firm is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help get your record sealed or expunged.

Having a criminal record can stay with you and affect employment opportunities, your ability to obtain and use specific certificates and professional licenses and your educational prospects. For many, it would be a great help to be able to truthfully state that they do not have a criminal record. In our state, having your record sealed means that it will remain confidential and the public cannot gain access to it. Specific government agencies may still be able to view these records in certain circumstances. If your history is expunged, then court and most police records are physically destroyed. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will, however, maintain a copy of your file which can only be accessed by a court order.

Record Sealing Lawyer in Miami

Whether your record includes an arrest only or a conviction and penalties as well, the State of Florida allows you to clear your record in certain instances and get your life back. The first step of the process is to ensure you are eligible to have your record either sealed or expunged. If you were convicted of certain crimes, such as sexual battery, specific prostitution or lewd and lascivious offenses, computer pornography, robbery, drug trafficking, murder (homicide) and others, you may not be eligible to have your record sealed or expunged. Our firm will work with you to thoroughly review your qualifications. Once we confirm your eligibility, we get your petition filed and work with the court towards getting your record sealed or expunged.

For more information, see Florida Statute 943.0585: Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. We help with records sealing or expungement for those living in Florida and around the United States.

If you would like to see your criminal record sealed or expunged, contact a Miami expungement attorney from our firm.