Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

expungement

i would like to get an offense expunged from my record for the sole reason that my fiance, soon to be wife is from canada and i can not see her family unless they come to me since my criminal activity makes me inadmissible to canada. I have a felony for 2nd degree burglary which was reduced to a misdemeanor. Is there any way that i can get this expunged or reduced to a theft charge to make it possible for me to travel to canada.


Asked on 2/03/09, 11:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nathan Hansen Nathan M. Hansen, Attorney at Law

Re: expungement

If this is a MN offense and it was discharged over five years ago, you need to Petition to the Board of Pardons for a pardon extraordinary. Expungements are 100% worthless in this type of situation by order of the MN Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals has ruled the BCA does not have to seal its records.

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Answered on 2/03/09, 12:42 pm


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