Not Guilty? • Case Dismissed? • Deferred Probation?
It’s not over yet…
When you are arrested and charged with a crime, a public record is created at the police station and forwarded to the Texas Department of Public Safety. That record is entered into a database at the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) and then forwarded to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
From there this sensitive information gains a life of its own and can make your life difficult for years to come.
Arrest records can be obtained by private companies for their own use, such as when a prospective employer does a background check before hiring or when a landlord does a background check before offering a lease. A college may do a background check as part of its acceptance procedure or before offering housing.
A criminal record – even one that says you were found innocent – can be enough to cause an employer or landlord to steer clear. But there are remedies to this problem for some people.
Dallas, Texas Record Expungement & Non Disclosure
At the criminal defense law firm of Bristol & Dubiel LLP, we help people recover their good name and gain a clear record if they had a criminal case that was:
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dismissed,
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declined,
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resulted in a “not guilty” verdict, or
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resolved with a deferred disposition.
We can file a Petition for Expunction to destroy, or “expunge,” the public record of your criminal case if it was dismissed, declined, or you received a not guilty. Further, if you were given deferred probation on a class c misdemeanor. The process will take a few months to complete, but the result will be worth the effort. Contact our Dallas record expungement attorney, Murray L. Bristol, to see if you’re eligible.
Not eligible for Expungement?
If you were found guilty of certain offenses (class B misdemeanor, class A misdemeanor or some felonies), received and completed deferred adjudication probation, the law now allows you to prevent the disclosure of your criminal records to the general public (although licensing agencies and private entities responsible for safety and security will still have access to this information).
If a judge signs an Order of Non-Disclosure, Texas DPS and other public agencies are prohibited from releasing information about your probationary punishment. Contact our North Texas expunction lawyer as soon as you have completed your probation to ask if you are eligible to file a Petition for Non-Disclosure.
For most misdemeanor cases, a petition for an order of nondisclosure can begin immediately after probation is completed. For some misdemeanors, there is a two year wait and for some felonies there is a five year wait.
If you would like to speak to a knowledgeable, dedicated and aggressive Dallas, Texas expungement and non-disclosure attorney at Bristol & Dubiel LLP, please call our office at (214) 880-9988, or if you prefer, contact us through this Web site and a lawyer from our office will contact you promptly.
