Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

I recently had a response regarding a recent NICS stating:

Date of Arrest 9-5-72.

Criminal possession of dangerous drug 6th

Contributor: City of north Tonawanda

Case No.: Not provided

Final Disposition: not provided

Date of Disposition: Not provided

Can I argue this and have it removed from my record? I was 17 at the time of the incident and from what I can remember the event was exaggerated by the police and the charge was ultimately dropped. I contacted the City of North Tonawanda and the County of Niagara and neither have any record of this. Can something like this be removed? What steps would a person need to take and would they need an attorney?


Asked on 7/26/10, 6:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joel Salinger Law Office of Joel R. Salinger

First, you need to contact the New York State Office of Criminal Justice Services and get an official copy of your criminal record. Second, you can then bring that to the court in North Tonawanda and Niagara County Clerks office and try to have the record sealed since it happened when you were still a minor and youthful offender eligible.

If you need to discuss this further you can contact my office at 516-746-4747.

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Answered on 7/27/10, 8:20 pm


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