Expungement Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
What is the difference between sealing a case and expungement?
What is the difference between sealing a case and expungement?
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ceiling and expungement are two similar
but also very different remedies ceiling
means that a record uh a criminal case
is removed from public
accessibility generally speaking it also
would allow in Massachusetts a person to
State under oath they have no record
when a case is sealed law enforcement
the court system certain employers uh
and others may be able to access a
sealed record that can be very harmful
if a client has a job that for example
requires a national background clearance
check expungement is a different remedy
expungement literally destroys the
record there is no record left again a
person may State under oath they have no
record but the biggest difference is law
enforcement the courts any employer any
housing licensing Authority anything at
all cannot get a copy of an expunged
record because it no longer exists the
expungement statute is fairly new our
firm has been very aggressive uh when we
receive positive outcomes in our clients
cases in seeking the expungement of
those records especially for someone who
has a minimal or no prior criminal
record if their case supports a ground
of expungement we will bring it because
it’s important that this allegation
whose end resulted in their favor uh
does not haunt that them for the rest of
their life it’s the best way we can put
toothpaste back into the tube so to
speak
Boston, MA criminal defense attorney Nat Carney talks about the difference between sealing a case and expungement.
