Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Exponging a criminal record

A sixteen year old boy was convicted of armed robbery in 1970 in Florida, a run-a-way from home.

Now forty six,living in Texas, never been arrested again for anything, would like to have all the constitutional rights as others. I have heard that records can be exponged, wiped clean.

Would like to know if it is possible, if an attourney would care to estimate the cost of this case, it would also be appreciated. If there are limitations to exponging a record, please explain.

Thank You


Asked on 12/02/99, 3:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Casanova Steven G. Casanova, P.A.

Re: Exponging a criminal record

First question that must be answered is whether the 16 year old was tried as a juvenile or adult? If he was tried as a juvenile then there is no record to expunge, because in Florida all juvenile records are classified as confidential and no one can see the record. If he was tried as an adult then there might be a record, but it depends on the dispositon of the case. That is whether he was adjudicated or not, or if the case was nolle prossed, dismissed or put into another type of program. The answer is not very easy to provide in this forum. The typical fee for something like this depends on the answer to some of the questions, however it would probably be between 500 to 1000 dollars. GOOD LUCK...

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Answered on 1/07/00, 4:44 pm


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