Criminal History Record Research Paper

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Instructions for the Sealing or Expungment of Criminal History Records You must first obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) prior to filing your request with the court to seal or expunge a criminal history record. You are required to attach to your Application for Certificate of Eligibility a certified copy of the disposition of each charge you are seeking to have expunged or sealed. Certified copies of dispositions may be purchased from the division of the Clerk’s Office in which your case was filed. The below list of addresses are provided for your convenience. Clerk of the Circuit Court Felony Division – Rm 202 800 East Kennedy Blvd Tampa FL 33602 (813) 276-8100 Ext 4368 Clerk of the Circuit…show more content…
On __________ (date of arrest), the petitioner ______________________________, a ___________ (sex/race), whose date of birth is ______________ (date of birth), was arrested by _____________________________________ (arresting agency), and charged with _________________________________________________ (charges). 2. The petitioner has not been adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated guilty of committing any of the acts stemming from this arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4. The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585, or 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former section 893.14, Florida Statutes, or former section 901.33, Florida Statutes, or any other law, rule, or authority. 5. (To be used only when requesting expunction.) The petitioner’s record has been sealed under section 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former…show more content…
The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2. The petitioner was not adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the arrest or criminal activity to which the instant petition pertains. 3. The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing. 4. This record has either been sealed for at least 10 years; or no indictment, information, or other charging document was ever filed in this case against the petitioner; or an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against the defendant was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court. 5. A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanied the petition for

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