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Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez
Category: Expungement / Criminal Record Sealing
Do you want your criminal record to follow you around for the rest of your life? Be accessed by the public? Ruin your chances of a normal professional and personal life?
If your answer to these questions is no, then you should contact an experienced Colorado criminal defense attorney to find out if your criminal record is eligible to be sealed or expunged. Not every record qualifies, but it’s worth pursuing so you might finally be able to put the past behind you.
Right now, your criminal record can be accessed by anyone who wants to look at it. If you want to change that, you can try to get your record either sealed or expunged.
Expungement gets rid of your criminal record as if it never existed. Sealing your record, on the other hand, doesn’t destroy your record, but it prevents the public and most other agencies – except law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, generally – from having access to your record.
You have to meet one of the following requirements to be eligible to have your record sealed:
You cannot have your record sealed if:
If you have a juvenile criminal record, you can most likely have it expunged immediately if:
You can also petition for juvenile record expungement:
You cannot have your record expunged if:
Don’t let your criminal record keep you from living the life you want to lead. We all make mistakes, but now is the time to finally put those mistakes behind you. Reach out to a Colorado criminal lawyer to determine if your criminal record is eligible to be sealed or expunged and get the process started today.
About the Author:
Denver-based criminal defense and DUI attorney Jacob E. Martinez is a knowledgeable and experienced litigator with a record of success providing innovative solutions to clients facing criminal charges of any severity. Mr. Martinez has been designated a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers and has been awarded both the Avvo Client’s Choice Award and Avvo Top Attorney designation, evidencing his reputation for his exemplary criminal and DUI defense work and high moral standards.
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