Expunge Arrest Record in Florida Related to Out of State Case
What happens if you get arrested in Florida for a case that originated outside of Florida? When that case is resolved in the other case, you can petition to expunge your record there. When you receive that order, you or your attorney can send that order to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to request that they expunge the Florida criminal history record related to that case. The request is based solely on the out-of-state expunction order, without making any attempt to use up your one lifetime petition for a court-ordered expunction.
We recently had such a case. Although other attorneys had told our client it could not be done, we researched the law and requested that FDLE expunge any record of the Florida record based solely on the out-of-state order for expunction. A few months after submitting the request to FDLE on behalf of our client, we received a letter that provided:
Sammis Law Firm
[Name of Client]
1005 N. Marion St.
Tampa, FL 33602[[internal FDLE file number]]
Subject’s Name: _______
Sex: ______
Race: _____
DOB: _____
SSN: _____Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) hereby acknowledges receipt of a court order to expunge the above-referenced subject’s criminal history information.
FDLE has complied with the order to expunge and is notifying the agencies listed on the court’s order of this action.
If the order referenced above is from a jurisdiction outside of Florida, compliance with the order is, by Florida law, at the discretion of the criminal justice agency receiving the order. FDLE’s compliance with the order does not constitute legal advice or a recommendation to your agency that it should or should not comply with the order.
Please contact the FDLE Expunge Section at 850-410-7870 with any questions.
Seal and expunge cases are complicated. If you need more information about how to seal or expunge a criminal history record in Florida, then contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at Sammis Law Firm.
We help clients seal and expunge a record for a flat fee of $1,200 for attorney fees. Click here to read more about who is eligible to seal or expunge a Florida criminal record.
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