Upload Data To Legal Massachusetts Expungement Forms For Free

Felony convictions are included in CORI reports only for ten years after final disposition (including termination of any period of incarceration). Misdemeanor convictions will be reported only for five years after final disposition (again, including termination of any period of incarceration).

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.

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.

If you have a recent conviction or you get convicted in the future, an employer or landlord can see all your past and present convictions that are not sealed. If you do not get murder or manslaughter convictions and some sex offense convictions sealed, they will show up forever.

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.

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.