Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Re: spongement

You probably mean "expungement". That is when a person who has a criminal record tries to get their record cleared. Different types of crimes take different periods of time to get expunged, and not all types of crimes can be expunged. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in the past. If you have any further questions about this, please feel free to contact me. I never charge for simply talking to a person about a case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

Re: spongement

An expungement is a court order requiring that record keepers for law enforcement agencies and departments and the various courts having records of a criminal conviction or arrest that they are not to advise the public or private indiviauals or entities of the existence of the record of the arrest or conviction. It does not

require that records be destroyed. The order also authorizes the petitioner/defendant that he can represent to the world that he has no criminal arrest or conviction.

For petty offenses an expungement can be granted five years after the last event of the conviction, be that the payment of a fine or the end of a jail sentence or probation. For a criminal offense an expungement can be granted ten years after the last event of of the conviction.

If the charge is dismissed or an acquittal is entered an expungement is immediately available in any event.

Certain offenses can not be expunged, such as serious sexual offenses.

The five or ten year period must be one without further arrest or conviction. An expungement can be denied under certain circumstances.

Of course I am speaking of the New Jersey criminal justice system when I make these comments.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com