Florida Expungement Lawyers

The Florida expungement lawyers at Aaron Delgado & Associates are experienced of the requirements that a person must meet to seek an expungement and/or sealing of his or her records. We have offices in Daytona Beach and DeLand. Call 386-222-6677 today so our lawyers can explain how the requirements apply to your case if:

• You have never previously had your records sealed or expunged.
• You have never been convicted (adjudicated) of a misdemeanor, criminal ordinance violation or felony.
• You are not under court supervision.

Sealing Records in Florida

Sealing records does not mean the case record was destroyed. However, it does mean that your criminal record is not available to the general public and will appear to most record requests as though you had no record.

Florida Expungement

Through the expungement of your case, the court records are destroyed and the information about your criminal past is not available to the general public and/or private background checks, and the few governmental agencies that are entitled to access only receive information that a record was expunged, not the details of the record.

A Florida expungement lawyer at our firm can discuss the specifics of your case with you to determine if sealing or expunging is available to clear your record.

Crimes that Cannot be Sealed or Expunged in Florida

It is important to know that not all types of charges can be sealed and/or expunged. There are limitations that we can discuss with you based on our assessment of your situation. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, there are 36 crimes that cannot be sealed or expunged:

1. Arson
2. Aggravated Assault
3. Aggravated Battery
4. Illegal use of explosives
5. Child abuse or Aggravated Child Abuse
6. Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, or aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult
7. Aircraft piracy
8. Kidnapping
9. Homicide
10. Manslaughter
11. Sexual Battery
12. Robbery
13. Carjacking
14. Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of a child under the age of 16 years
15. Sexual activity with a child, who is 12 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age, by or at solicitation of a person in familial or custodial authority
16. Burglary of a dwelling
17. Stalking and Aggravated Stalking
18. An act of domestic violence
19. Home-invasion Robbery
20. An act of terrorism
21. Manufacturing certain controlled substances
22. Sexual misconduct with a developmentally-disabled person
23. Sexual misconduct with a mental-health patient
24. Luring or enticing a child
25. Sexual battery
26. Procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution
27. Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age
28. Voyeurism
29. Scheme to defraud or organized fraud
30. Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in presence of elderly person or disabled person
31. Sexual performance by a child
32. Offenses by public officers and employees
33. Showing or selling obscene literature to a minor
34. Computer pornography
35. Selling or buying of minors
36. Trafficking in controlled substances

However, juvenile records are automatically sealed, which is beneficial to the juvenile's future.

Contact a Florida expungement attorney to discuss the possibility of expunging and/or sealing your records. At Aaron Delgado & Associates, we provide a free initial consultation for all of our criminal defense cases.