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To expunge your record, you'll need to fill out the Petition to Expunge Form. If you want, you can also provide additional information to support your petition. The process is free.

If your case is eligible for expungement, the District Attorney's office is notified and given a chance to object. After 65 days, the Commissioner of Probation sends the petition to court?and if there is no objection, the expungement is granted. A hearing is usually scheduled after 21 days if there is an objection.

However, some types of convictions cannot be sealed. Some firearms offenses (i.e., sale of firearms or ammunition without a license), crimes against the public (i.e., witness intimidation, perjury, resisting arrest), and violations of the State Ethics Act will not be sealed.

If the offense is a felony, you must have completed all parts of your sentence at least 7 years ago. If the offense is a misdemeanor, you must have completed all parts of your sentence at least 3 years ago.

You can ask to seal a criminal record under these circumstances: Misdemeanor ? 3 years after you were found guilty or after any jail or prison time, whichever date is later. Felony ? 7 years after you were found guilty or after any jail or prison time, whichever date is later.

To expunge a Massachusetts criminal case, you must show that some serious error or fraud has led to you being incorrectly identified as the the accused person. This is different from being not guilty of an accusation. This means that the court has mistaken you as the person that should be charged with a crime.