When filing for a expungement, who all do you serve with the petition or order for expungement?
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When filing for a expungement, who all do you serve with the petition or order for expungement?
I was arrested for a class B misdemeanor and the charges were dismissed by pre-trial diversion/intervention. Now I’m want to get the whole thing expunged. Other than the obvious arresting department, and the jail where I was taken, what other places/persons do you serve? By serving the county where I went to jail and the case was handled does that cover everyone (the court, county clerk and prosecutor) or do I send them separately?
Asked on April 6, 2011 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Typically, when a person is sentenced to a pre-trial diversion program, upon its successful completion that person's criminal record is automatically cleared. However, it yours has not been (you should run a background check on yourself to be sure), you should do as you are doing and pursue clearing it. Here is a site that will explain further: http://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/arrests_and_searches/process-for-expunging-adult-criminal-arrest-records-in-texas.htm
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