Expungement & Sealing Adult Criminal Records

Expunging or Sealing an Adult Criminal Record

Even years after a criminal conviction, a criminal record can interfere with your ability to obtain employment, housing, and professional licenses. Is it possible to clear a criminal record after an arrest or conviction?

Who Can See Your Expunged Criminal Record?

Expunging your criminal record will enable you to answer "No" when asked if you have one. But in some situations, your record will be available and can be used against you.

Can Potential Employers Access My Criminal Record?

Learn how an employer can find your criminal record and use it when making hiring or retention decisions.

Criminal Record Holding You Back? Learn How to Overcome These Obstacles

Employers and landlords are increasingly asking about applicants’ criminal histories. Screening often involves a background check, or at least a Google search. Assume that your record will become known, and prepare now to handle it.

Sealing a Federal Adult Criminal Record

If you were convicted in federal district court of a federal offense, in theory you may appeal to a federal district court judge to expunge your record. Federal judges have the power to expunge any record of conviction, but they rarely exercise it.

Presidential Clemency: Pardons, Commutations, and Reprieves

The U.S. Constitution gives the President of the United States the power of executive clemency, which includes the ability to pardon a person convicted of a federal offense.

Criminal Record Holding You Back? Learn How to Overcome These Obstacles

Employers and landlords are increasingly asking about applicants’ criminal histories. Screening often involves a background check, or at least a Google search. Assume that your record will become known, and prepare now to handle it.