YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD PERMANENTLY SEALED/EXPUNGED

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Florida Statutes provide that if a person’s criminal record contains certain dangerous crimes, such crimes, even if you received a withhold of adjudication, cannot be expunged, nor can the criminal record be sealed. However, if you were charged or arrested for any of those offenses and you were found not guilty at trial or those charges were later abandoned, dismissed or dropped you remain eligible to have your criminal record history sealed or expunged.

DISQUALIFYING CHARGES FOR SEALING OR EXPUNGING CRIMINAL RECORD

A request for a certificate of eligibility for sealing or expunging a criminal history record will be denied and you will be unable to seal or expunge your criminal history record if you have been found guilty or pled guilty or no contest, even if you received a withhold of adjudication, on any violation of the following:

Offenses listed in 907.041, F.S. (Florida Statute)

1. Arson
2. Aggravated Assault
   Aggravated Battery
3. Illegal use of explosives
4. Child abuse or Aggravated Child Abuse
5. Abuse or aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
6. Aircraft piracy
7. Kidnapping
8. Homicide
9. Manslaughter
10. Sexual Battery
11. Robbery
12. Carjacking
13. Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of a child under the age of 16 years
14. 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
15. Burglary of a dwelling
16. Stalking or Aggravated Stalking
17. Act of Domestic Violence, as defined in s.741.28
18. Home-invasion Robbery
19. Act of Terrorism as defined by s.775.30
20. Manufacturing any substances in violation of chapter 893
21. Attempting or conspiring to commit any of the above crimes

S.393.135, F.S.
Sexual misconduct with developmentally disabled person and related offenses

S.394.4593, F.S.
Sexual misconduct with mentally ill person and related offenses
 
S.787.025, F.S.
Luring or enticing a child
 
Chapter 794, F.S.
Sexual Battery and related offense
 
S.796.03, F.S.
Procuring person under 18 for prostitution
 
S.800.04, F.S.
Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age
 
S.810.14, F.S.
Voyeurism
 
S.817.034, F.S.
Florida Communication Fraud Act
(Scheme to Defraud or Organized Fraud, as defined in s.817.034, F.S.)
 
S.825.1025, F.S.
 Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in presence of elderly person or disabled adult
 
S.827.071, F.S.
Sexual performance by a child
 
Chapter 839, F.S.
Offenses by Public Officers and Employees
 
S.847.0133, F.S.
Showing, etc., obscene literature to minor
 
S.847.0135, F.S.
Computer pornography
 
S.847.0145, F.S.
Selling or buying of minors
 
S.893.135, F.S.
Trafficking in controlled substances
 
S.916.1075
Sexual misconduct with mentally deficient or mentally ill defendant and related offenses
 
Sex Offense Violations
A violation of any offense which requires defendant to register as a sexual predator under s.775.21 or as a sexual offender under s.943.0435.

All references are from Florida Statutes

**Disclaimer: The information on this page should be used as a reference only and is not intended to be legal advice. Florida criminal law is continually changing therefore some of the provisions contained here may be out of date. It is always best to consult an experienced Orlando criminal defense attorney about your legal rights and responsibilities regarding your particular case.**

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