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I realize the court system can be scary. But there are some things you can do yourself and getting offenses expunged is one of them. I am not sure about other states but I know in KY this is not a difficult process.

The first thing you must do is request a Criminal Background Check from the state's Administrative Office of the Courts. You can call them at 502-573-1682 or find the information online at http://courts.ky.gov/aoc/pretrial/records.htm#how.

Once you have your criminal background you will know which cases are available for expungement. And a quick secret, some Kentucky counties will automatically expunge your record once certain criteria are met especially traffic violations.

Okay, about those criteria. In order for a case to be expunged it must meet certain criteria. The biggie is that is must be a misdemeanor. On your background felonies will have a case number that begins with “CR”. And honestly, if you have a couple or even one felony conviction you are probably not going to get the misdemeanors expunged because it probably is not going to matter anyway.

Back to those criteria, the case you want to be expunged must have been closed for at least five years. That is not five years from the date you were arrested or cited or five years from your last court date. It is five years from the date you completed any and all requirements such as restitution or probation. Oh, and it will probably help if you have not been in any more trouble since then either. Usually that is a deal breaker.

There are a few more criteria but those and the ones listed above can all be found on the form you need to fill out for the courts. It is located here: http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E3B313A9-9A2C-4F2C-8445-E89475389D10/0/4972.pdf

It costs $25 for EACH charge you want expunged and filed in the county where the charged originated. So if you have one charge in Fayette Co. you wanted expunged it would only cost you $35. That is $10 for your Criminal Background Check and $25 for the expungement. That is all you have to do. If you meet the criteria listed then the judge should sign off on it with no problem.

And another thing, if you do the expungement on your own or through a company, it is a good idea to wait a month or so for everything to be entered and updated and then request a copy of your Criminal Background Check to make sure everything that was supposed to be has been removed.