This is an official Washington criminal court form, an Order Re: Vacating Conviction.
This is an official Washington criminal court form, an Order Re: Vacating Conviction.
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No. Washington law does not allow you to remove any record of conviction in Washington, regardless of whether it is a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor.
Vacate means they change the record to reflect the case being dismissed. Expunged means they destroy the record. There is also sealed, which means the record is no longer publicly available.
To vacate any felony conviction, it remains a mandatory requirement that a person must first obtain from the court a Certificate of Discharge. (RCW 9.94A. 637). A person qualifies for a Certificate of Discharge once they complete all conditions of sentence.
A felony conviction can be expunged in Washington so long as the following requirements are met: If your conviction is for a class C felony, you must wait five years from when you were sentenced, released from confinement, or released from Department of Corrections supervision, whichever happened last.
When a conviction is vacated, the guilty plea is withdrawn and the court dismisses the case, releasing you from all penalties and disabilities.
When a conviction is vacated under state law, you can state that you have never been convicted of a crime even when completing employment applications.When a conviction is vacated, the guilty plea is withdrawn and the court dismisses the case, releasing you from all penalties and disabilities.
Dismissed: means the court or prosecutor has decided the charge against you should not go forward, terminating the case.Vacated: means the court has withdrawn the guilty plea or set aside the guilty verdict, and for all purposes you may state you have never been convicted of that crime.
Vacate means they change the record to reflect the case being dismissed. Expunged means they destroy the record. There is also sealed, which means the record is no longer publicly available.
The New Hope Act makes it possible to vacate Second-Degree Robbery, Second-Degree Assault, and Third-Degree Assault charges, all of which used to be permanently prohibited as Crimes Against Persons. There are some limits, though.