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North Carolina law allows you, the petitioner, the opportunity to "clean up" your record under certain circumstances. In North Carolina a petitioner can request an expungement or expunction from the court if they were under the age of 21 and convicted of a misdemeanor or were over the age of 21 and found not guilty of the crime with which they were charged. This means the petitioner was either found not guilty by the Court through a trial or the District Attorney (DA) dismissed the charge against the petitioner. If a person has been found guilty of a felony, it cannot be expunged from their criminal record. You are only allowed one expunction per lifetime.
This expunction simply means that the charge would be completely removed from the system. Having a case expunged is a timely process, but can help improve your criminal background check for potential future employment or educational purposes.
Please contact our office today for a FREE CONSULTATION to discuss if you are eligible for an expungement.
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