Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

I am in FL. Two years ago I was arrested for a DUI & a prescription drug felony (these charges were a month apart, but the cases were ran concurrent). I completed an intense program to have the felony adjudicated. However, my atty said that I would be able to get my record expunged until I finished the program. After which, he claimed he never told me I could get the felony expunged bc I have two charges and it would not be possible.

I recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with my BA. I want to pursue either my PhD in Clinical Psychology or become a licensed Marriage & Family Counselor. Will this prevent me from attaining my license to practice?


Asked on 2/10/14, 1:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

Your post is a little confusing, but let me try to answer your question anyway as far as the law goes. First if adjudication was withheld, AND you have never been convicted of ANY OTHER criminal offense, including criminal traffic offenses, then you are eligible to get your charge(s) sealed, but not expunged. You are only eligible to seal one event. Your post does say that you got a DUI charge, and ALL DUIs are adjudications. That means that you can never get anything sealed. Period. Also, it is likely that you will not be able to become licensed in any health or mental health field. On that issue, however, you should ask your school and/or the licensing board exactly what the charges will mean for you.

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Answered on 2/10/14, 3:41 pm


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