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  If and when you apply for a job or try to lease an apartment, the individuals who review your application will most likely look up your criminal record. If you have a criminal record, even if it is not a conviction, it is less likely that you will be chosen for the job rented an apartment.
By expunging your criminal record you can legally say you do not have a criminal record after your record is sealed. You can respond as if the arrest or conviction never took place.
To be fair, In certain situations, police, prosecutors, and probation officers can view your sealed records. Sealed criminal records may also be reviewed if you apply for a job in law enforcement, working with children, or working with the elderly.
The criminal courts are full of honest and law-abiding citizens that unfortunately find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. All it takes is one minor offense such as a DUI to put a blemish on your previously nonexistent criminal record, which will haunt you every time you apply for to school, a new job, or even lease an apartment. There is hope for some who qualify for an expungement of their criminal record.
Expungement is when the legal record of a criminal conviction is "sealed," or erased in the eyes of the law, after the duration of a certain amount of time or the fulfillment of certain obligations, such as paying a fine, completing probation or community service. Achieving an expungement will have you comfortably saying "no" when asked if you have had any previous arrests or convictions. People with expungements of a criminal conviction and in some cases even an arrest ordinarily don’t have to be disclosed by the person convicted. No arrest or conviction will show up if a potential employer, educational institution, or government agency conducts a background search of an individual’s public records.
If you committ any future crimes at a later date, an expunged conviction may be considered as proof of a "prior conviction."
The expungement of an arrest or conviction record allows for a notation to be made in the file that the records are off limits to everyone except law enforcement personnel. Typically, the individuals rap sheet or criminal history sheet will show that the conviction has been “dismissed in the interest of justice” or some other similar nomenclature. Defendants can then treat the arrests or convictions as though they had never occured.
The rules about eligibility for expungement and the effect of expungement, vary from state to state; www.ExpungementGuru.com provides detailed information about the expungement laws of each state and provides cost-saving do-it-yourself forms and detailed instructions to people interested in expungement. This is an affordable and easy to use alternative over using the services of expensive and unnecessary lawyers.
Unfortunately, most attorney’s would have you believe that you need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for their services in having your record expunged. The fact is that the expungement process is just a “process.” That’s it. There is no testimony or argument from the attorney required. Typically the expungement process consists of submitting completed court forms and having a judge sign the order without comment. The expungement application is put on the calendar by the court clerk and on the day of the hearing, you typically come to the podium when your case is called. The Judge will look up from the document, sign the document and then hand it to the clerk who hands it to the bailiff who then hands it to you. That’s all. Case expunged and money saved.
How do we know this and why are we so confident?
Well, the reason we got interested in this subject was due to a misdemeanor conviction for a close family member. Yep, somone we love made a mistake too. Initially we inquired on his behalf with a defense attorney about the costs of an expungement and was told it would cost $1,200.00 to handle. This set us on the path of learning how to do-it-ourselves and what we learned was that it was pretty simple and only ended up costing him approximately $200.00 to do it himself, plus he did it much faster than the attorney who was busy and had very little time for him. All it took was completing some forms and filing with the court clerk along with paying the filing fees as well as showing up on court on the date of motion.
Now we're not knocking attorney’s, especially defense lawyers. They provide a valuable service to many defendants and some are brilliant. But the truth is their talents are not needed for simple expungements. Paying someone who makes $250-350.00 per hour to fill out some forms is foolish and unnecessary.
When we finally finished helping our unfortunate relative, I told my wife that I was going to teach other people how to do this for themselves so they wouldn’t get ripped off. You see, I figure that most people trying to expunge criminal records already have financial challenges and other issues. Many crimes such as DUI come with hefty penalties and fines. The last thing they need is to be taken advantage of by some greedy lawyer.
It is true that there have been some unscrupulous providers in this field operating on the internet. While we are unfamiliar with who they are, we can assure you that our service is extremely fair and honest. That is why we will provide anyone who uses our service with an unconditional money-back guarantee. If you use our service and are unhappy in anyway which we cannot resolve for you or if you believe that you didn’t receive fair value, just send us a note and a copy of your invoice and we will refund the amount you paid to us ASAP, no questions asked. How is that for fair and honest? And don’t let attorney’s knock us, they know expungement is not complex but would have you believe it is something similar to a death-row appeal.
There are general guidelines that apply to many expungement programs. First, you will have to located which state you jurisdiction is in and read about the rules and availability of expungement. You can find that information in our Do-It-Yourself-Expungment section of this website. Once you have had a chance to read a bit, you have the option of purchasing a expungement kit from us for a small fee. If at any time you have a question, you can reach us at info@expungementguru.com.
There are several offenses ineligible for expungement. For example, in many states defendants cannot expunge felony convictions or convictions involving sex offenses. Usually, juvenile and misdemeanor convictions, such as DUI or petty theft and drug convictions are most often subject to expungement. If a defendant is acquitted of a criminal charge, they may be able to have the records of the arrest and charge sealed immediately.
If you are applying for a school, a new job, or even a new apartment and are worried about an old charge or arrest coming back to haunt you, expungement may be the solution to your problems. Don’t hesitate or your dream job could pass you up, contact www.ExpungementGuru.com today.
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