I was convicted in 2011 of an offense (a small grow up) committed in 2003. I received no probation and only paid court costs. I’m from Canada and wish to cross the border without trouble. How do I get my record either vacated or expunged?
If you were convicted of a crime, you will want to get that conviction vacated. Whether you qualify to do this will depend on the exact offense you were convicted of and the amount of time that has gone by. (The relevant date is generally the date of conviction, not the date the offense was committed.)
If you were convicted of a felony, you will have to have finished your sentence and had an “Order of Discharge” entered by the court. The time to petition for a vacation starts on the date the Discharge order was entered. If one has not entered yet, you will need to contact the court to see how to get this done.
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