Expunged DUI Records

The US Department of Justice estimates that there were over 14 million arrests in the United States in 2005. It may seem like a startling statistc, but in reality, a lot of us have had a run in with the law and subsequently many of us now have criminal records. Here are a few facts you should know about criminal records — what they are and how they affect you. First…it’s important to understand what a criminal records is. A criminal record is simply a record of a person’s arrests and disposition. A disposition is the final outcome of the arrest. For example, an outcome can be an acquittal, pending charges or conviction. Secondly, you should know that arrests are classified as either violent or victimless. No, that doesn’t mean that there is no victims, but the distinction between the two terms is that one crime caused injury to another person and the other caused inconvenience. The third fact you should know is that criminal records are public information. Now here is where it gets a little sticky. Although these records are public information, each state has different laws governing how they disseminate that information. For example Florida allows criminal records to be accessed by anyone, while North Carolina only releases the records through a state agency. Also, within each state, an individual may have records housed on the local or state level…Keep in mind that the state records do not include federal criminal charges… So what does this mean to you? Well …

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