Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Should I seal the charges?

As I posted last night, I was charged with (1) 2 counts of forgery of a notarized document; (2) Filing a false report as a public officer; and (3) being an unlicensed private detective.

The charges were dismissed and/or not prosecuted (nolle prosqui). I am a paralegal and a notary public. I plan on staying in this career field for as long as possible. (I love legal support work!).

Today I went to court and obtained the 'petition to seal' form. The clerk advised me that if it is sealed, future employers may become suspicious of the fact that I will have sealed records on file (on my CORI file).

Would it be better to keep the charges and disposition on my CORI as is? Or should I get them sealed?

Thanks for your opinion.

(Note: Attorney Lebensbaum was kind enough to respond to my question last night and a private email today. Unfortunately, however, I misplaced the email address.)


Asked on 11/07/07, 12:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: Should I seal the charges?

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Answered on 11/07/07, 5:06 pm


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