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Do you want to have your past criminal record in Florida sealed? It may be possible to seal your case that resulted in an acquittal or withheld adjudication, but only if you have never been convicted of an offense. Unfortunately, if you have a conviction on your record, regardless of when or where it occurred, it is impossible to seal or expunge any record in Florida. Is your record getting in the way of your future plans and keeping you from finding a good job or a place to live? We have completed over 1,000 cases in the state of Florida, and we would love to help you seal your criminal record in Florida.
Your past Florida criminal record may pop up in standard private background checks performed by employers and landlords. This can keep you from finding gainful employment or a new place to live. Also, these days pretty much anyone with a few bucks and an internet connection can run a background check on you too, delving into your private past and possibly causing you some embarrassment. The good news is, depending upon your offense and how it was adjudicated, you may be eligible to seal your record in Florida. Our firm leads the country in record clearing; our level of service and our expertise cannot be beat. We are confident that we are equipped to help you get your record sealed in Florida.
Want to find out now if you qualify to get your Florida Record Sealed? You can do so by doing this short and confidential free online evaluation.
Florida Statute Section 943.059 allows for an individual to seal the Florida records of an arrest and court case if they were acquitted or if adjudication was withheld. However, there are prohibited offenses that even if the court withheld adjudication would prevent you from sealing the record (see below for list). Moreover, you also cannot not have any other convictions on your record or have expunged or sealed any other record.
Florida law allows an individual to have their criminal record sealed under some circumstances. After the records are sealed, criminal justice agencies are not permitted to release the case information. After a criminal record is sealed, it is confidential and unavailable to the general public, future employers, or other inquiring entities.
Offenses that may not be sealed even if the court withheld adjudication:
The first step in getting your record sealed is to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). You are not eligible for a sealing or expungement if you have any convictions on your criminal record, from Florida or any other state. Once the FDLE reviews your application and issues the certificate to you, you can then petition the court to have your record sealed. The certificate will be attached to your sealing petition. The FDLE takes about 6 months to process your application.
The court, depending on how busy that particular court is, can take anywhere from 2 to 6 months. Remember this is after you already waited approximately 3 months for the certificate from the FDLE. So all together a typical case in Florida takes about 5 to 9 months. Hillsborough and Palm Beach County are taking 12 months or more sometimes to process applications.
We charge a flat fee for our record sealing service. For this fee, we will research your case, fill out and send your application to get your eligibility certificate to the FDLE, put together and file your petition with the court, respond to any DA opposition and have our attorney go to court to zealously advocate for you. Your physical appearance in court probably will not be mandatory. You can just have us do all the work, while you look up the progress that has been made on your case through the client portal on our online case management system.
We have successfully done over 1000 expungement cases in Florida. We offer a money-back guarantee on record sealing and expungement cases. We are so confident that we offer great service at the best prices, we also back our prices up with a price match policy. Just bring in a lower quote or offer from one of our competitors and it will be matched.
| Record Sealing | Our Law Firm | Typical Law Firm |
| Money-Back Guarantee** | 100% | No |
| Payment Plans | Yes | No |
| Low-Price Guarantee | Yes | No |
| Specializes in Record Clearing | Yes | No |
| Get started with $49.00 Plus 5 interest-free monthly payments of only $225.00. | ||
* This price does not include the FDLE processing fee, which is $75. It is required that you be fingerprinted for the FDLE application and have the application notarized. Client is responsible those costs.
** The money back guarantee applies to denials at the court level after a certificate of eligibility is granted by the FDLE. If the certificate of eligibility is denied by the FDLE (before case reaches the court level), there will a refund of amount paid less $200 for case research and not including the $75 processing fee paid to the FDLE.
| Benefits | RecordGone.com | Typical Attorney Site |
| More than 30,000 successful cases | Yes | No |
| "A+" rating with Better Business Bureau | Yes | No |
| Updates background check companies | Yes | No |
| Gladly offers to price match | Yes | No |
| Work starts with your first payment | Yes | No |
| Fastest possible results | Yes | No |
| 50+ combined years of experience | Yes | No |
| National law firm | Yes | No |
| Online case management system | Yes | No |
| Experts who helped create expungement law | Yes | No |
| Award-winning customer service | Yes | No |
| Interest-free payment plans | Yes | No |
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* You must first take our free eligibility test in order to sign up online.
The Palm Beach location is only used for document drop off, service of process and scheduled meetings.
“They were very nice and kept me informed throughout the process. They answered all my questions within "just a few hours" of asking.”
- Jeffrey from Orange
