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For criminal conviction records ? Fill out the Petition to seal conviction records form. For cases without convictions ? Fill out the Petition to seal non-conviction records form. You can also also include any documents to support your reason for sealing the record in your case.

In the case of a misdemeanor, complete and submit CR-180 California Penal Code section 1203.4a states the requirements of expunging a California misdemeanor, including completing and submitting form CR-180, the Petition for Dismissal. Note that you must submit the petition for expungement in the county of conviction.

Sealing a Massachusetts criminal case limits very broadly who has access to the record of the criminal case. Keep in mind as you read the expungement requirements below that many non-expungeable records can still be sealed. Expungement destroys records, making them permanently unavailable.

But this is not the case; if you are convicted of a crime in Boston or elsewhere in Massachusetts, the crime will stay on your permanent criminal record?and therefore be accessible to anyone who looks it up, such as a prospective employer?for life.

In order to get an expungement, you must demonstrate to the judge that the court record was created because of one of these reasons and that expunging the record would be in the interests of justice. In order to begin the process, you will need to complete a petition for expungement form which can be found online.

For criminal conviction records ? Fill out the Petition to seal conviction records form. For cases without convictions ? Fill out the Petition to seal non-conviction records form. You can also also include any documents to support your reason for sealing the record in your case.