Expungements

The Women & Children's Law Center, P.L.L.C.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405.378.2000

Oklahoma City Expungements Lawyers

Clear Your Record and Put Earlier Mistakes Behind You

Oklahoma law allows for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony convictions to be expunged. If a conviction is expunged, it will be removed from your criminal record and your records will be sealed from public scrutiny. As a result, in most cases you can answer "no" on job applications that ask if you have ever been convicted for a crime (assuming you do not have other criminal convictions, of course). Consequently, your conviction will not appear on background checks that are conducted as part of certain kinds of state licensing proceedings, when applying for a job, when moving or when applying for education loans. At The Women & Children's Law Center, our criminal defense attorneys can prepare all necessary information and documentation in motioning the court to expunge your record.

For more information regarding expungements and how we can help you, contact The Women & Children's Law Center today to schedule an appointment.

Types of Expungement

There are two types of expungement:

  • Type I: Type I expungements involve cases where people have pleaded "guilty" and successfully completed a deferred sentencing program. Under a Type I expungement, a form 991C is filled out and submitted to the court. If accepted, your original plea will be revised to read "not guilty," your case will be dismissed, and your court record will be sealed.
  • Type II: Type II expungements involve charges where a case against you was dismissed within a year of your arrest, victims of identity theft, and cases were the accused as been acquitted.

Expungements - Misdemeanor and Felony Convictions

In general, misdemeanor crimes can be expunged if you don't have pending charges against you, you haven't been convicted of other crimes, and your misdemeanor conviction is at least 10 years old. Most misdemeanor convictions, including convictions for drug possession, non-violent property crimes, and certain kinds of traffic violations can be expunged.

Only convictions involving non-violent felonies are eligible for expungement. In order to have a felony expunged you must have been granted a pardon by the governor, no pending charges against, you, no other convictions on your record, and your conviction must be at least 10 years old.

Contact Expungement Attorneys at The Women & Children's Law Center

What may seem like an uphill battle is actually a fairly straightforward process that can have an immense impact on your life - getting rid of a criminal conviction from your record. If you have questions about expungements and how we can help you, contact us today.