(1) An arrest can only be permanently removed from your record in very limited circumstances: dismissals, arrests that never resulted in prosecution, deferred dispositions, and verdicts of not guilty. If you were sentenced to jail, if you were on probation, or if you pled guilty and were sentenced to time served, you are not eligible for an expunction.
(2) A recent change in the law allows people on deferred adjudication probation to have their records not disclosed to the public. Not all offenses can be sealed, and there are varying timelines for eligibility.
(3) Most juvenile records can be sealed after at least one (1) year and assuming that a child has not been in further trial with the law. In more serious cases, juvenile records cannot be sealed until the child's 21st birthday.
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