expungement lawyer indianapolis

The Indiana Expungement statutes are complex and carry lots of caveats. To simplify them, you can start with an assumption that all criminal cases can be expunged, then you start carving out lots of exceptions. This article does not discuss the various waiting periods and other requirement necessary to get a case expunged, but rather the simple question of whether or not a particular conviction is ever expungable. Below is a table of offenses that…

Any person who has been arrested or convicted of a crime may want to have their criminal record expunged. Often, having a criminal record can cause difficulty in obtaining employment, housing, or certain types of licenses. There are a wide variety of reasons to seek expungement. Here at Banks and Brower, we help a lot of people expunge records, but your eligibility may vary depending on the nature of your criminal history. Not everyone is…

Expunging DCS and CHINs cases Under Indiana law, it is not just regular misdemeanor and felony cases that can be expunged and hidden (or in some cases removed) from you record. You can also remove DCS substantiated or unsubstantiated reports of abuse and Child in Need of Services (CHINs) cases from your record. While these two types of reports and cases may not seem to have an immediate effect on you after the matter is…

Can I Get My Criminal History Expunged and Sealed? Since 2013, the Indiana State Legislature has passed laws providing a means by which individuals can seek to expunge and seal their conviction or arrest records under a certain set of guidelines. Whether an individual’s records will be expunged or not largely depends upon the specific facts and circumstances of the crime. What types of crimes can be expunged? The best way to answer this broad…