You may qualifiy for expungment. To find out, call the arresting agency and ask the records clerk. If so, request that they start the process.

What happens is the records clerk will do a background check on you and fill out the papers. From there, they are sent to the supervisor and request approval. Once approved, the supervisor will sign off on it and submit the papers to you. You read and sign it and t is sent to the DA. If the DA approves, he signs off on it and they are sent to GCIC for removal. GCIC sends copies to the FBI and they remove it.

There is no promise of anyone approving it and at anytime someone refuses to sign off on it, the process stops. There will be no expungment.

But, lets say everyone approves and it is done. An expungment does not remove the arrest record; it conceals it from employers and some schools of higher education. Anyone within the law enforcement community can see it, school boards can see it and employers that deal with large sums of money or finance, and some areas of health care. There are way too many variables to list whom all can and cannot see it.

You may also wish to contact the pardons and paroles board to request a pardon. They only pardon felonies, so misdo's are out. But, since you are a felon, if you meet the requirements, you may get it. If so, this would also increase your chance to get expungment, too.

NOTE: Some PD's have a strict "no expungment" policy. If that is the case in your area, there is no use to fighting for it {ie, suing} as there is no law saying there is entitlement. It is soley at their discrection. Also, some PD's demand a payment for the process. If they approve it and the DA refuses, there is NO refund.