Second chance one-stop sealing and expungement program

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This Week January , Previous Issues. Special Issues. Digital Edition. Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube. A program started last year in Miami-Dade has helped over local residents have their criminal records sealed or expunged.

Sealed cases are closed and can only be reopened with a court-ordered subpoena. Expunged cases are erased completely. The Sealing and Expungement One-Stop Program was implemented in December by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney for Miami-Dade, and workshops are held monthly for residents who want to learn more about qualifying for the program.

You then appear at the hearing that has been set, your case will be called and the judge will hear your petition. You do not need to do anything further in order for your case to be sealed or expunged. If your criminal history record is ordered sealed you may lawfully deny the existence of the record, except when you are:. Your sealed record is available only to you, your attorney, criminal justice agencies for their criminal justice purposes, judges in the state courts system for the purpose of assisting them in their case-related decision-making responsibilities, or any of the groups listed above when you apply for employment, licensing or access authorization.

When your criminal history record has been ordered expunged, it may be lawfully denied, with the exception of the same circumstances listed above except number 7. A record that has been ordered expunged is to be physically destroyed or obliterated except for the record held by FDLE and is not available to anyone without a court order, even you.

Remember — you are only permitted to have one criminal history record sealed or expunged in your lifetime, so make your choice carefully. The Application Process. Once FDLE has finished reviewing your application, they will send you one of three things: A letter telling you that your case is not eligible and why A Certificate of Eligibility to Seal your case, or A Certificate of Eligibility to Expunge your case If you receive a letter from FDLE advising you that your case is not eligible then you cannot proceed with this process until you take care of whatever they tell you the problem is.

The Court Process.