DUI Expungement attorney?
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 at
10:07 pm
wade.hastings asked:
You can file the paperwork yourself for a nomial fee. I won my case when the state dropped the charges. Do I need to get an attorney to have my record expunged? Should be very cut and dried since the state dropped the charges on me.
You can file the paperwork yourself for a nomial fee. I won my case when the state dropped the charges. Do I need to get an attorney to have my record expunged? Should be very cut and dried since the state dropped the charges on me.
Go to the local court where your case was dismissed and ask for an expungement hand-out, the expungement form and a general waiver and release. File the expungement form and general release and pay the filing fee. You will need the case info, arresting officer name, case number, and specific type of disposition to complete the forms. If you do not have it a clerk might help you. Remember in many states DUI s are difficult to expunge but if your case was really dismissed or nol prosequi then you should be eligible
What state and county? Each state law is different and each court has its local rules. Some states they will not seal or expunge the record if they believe they had a good reason for the arrest and cse. In other states, you can have any arrest that did not result in a conviction sealed.
One safe rule is that if the court does not require a hearing on the matter in your jurisdiction, then you probably do not need an attorney if you don’t mind doing the paperwork yourself.
Also, I am not aware of any state that denies such a request with prejudice. Meaning, if you are unsuccessful on your first attempt, you or an attorney can try again.