Expanded Legal Definition of AbetAbsolute Discharge A sentence of a person guilty of a crime in which the accused is deemed to have not been convicted; no criminal record issues as regards the offense for which an absolute discharge is granted.
It is typically used to remove a criminal record against a good citizen for a small crime that may have been committed during adolescence or young adulthood.
PardonA process that allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records.
has a criminal record or has criminal charges pending
is considered to be a security risk
cannot prove to have strong ties to their current country of residence ...
An Order of Expungement allows someone convicted of a crime to have negative legal information removed from their criminal record.
Usually these are the criminal records of under-age offenders which cannot be examined without a special court order or only by those connected with law enforcement.
For example a man with criminal record will not get a license for liquor business, then such person will apply for a licenses in somebody's name, who has no criminal past. Such persons are called straw man.
Structured Sentencing Act - enacted October 1, 1994, the law classifies offenders on the basis of the severity of their crime and on the extent and gravity of their prior criminal record.
EXPUNGEMENT - A process by which a record, or a portion thereof, is officially erased or removed after the defendant is not convicted. Criminal record expungement requests are heard by circuit courts, and, under certain conditions, ...
EXPUNGEMENT - A process where a conviction may be set aside either upon the passage of time or the completion of certain conditions. The conviction may or may not be totally removed from all aspects of a criminal record.
Annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), ...
environment to which the offender will return; (8) information about any resources available to assist the offender; (9) probation officer's view of the offender's motivations and ambitions; (10) full description of the defendant's criminal record; ...
that the defendant will complete certain conditions, such as attending driving school or completing a probationary period. If the person completes the requirements, the case will be dismissed and will not be part of the defendant's criminal record.
of a felony on the adult docket, or have been adjudicated as a serious juvenile offender. For defendants treated as Youthful Offenders, the information and proceedings are confidential and do not become a part of the person's criminal record.
 See also: Criminal, Record, Law, State, Right
  
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