You can restrict records maintained by jails and detention centers if the records have already been restricted. See O.C.G.A. 35-3-37(k)(2). ELIGIBILITY: Record has been restricted pursuant to the law. (See O.C.G.A. §35-3-37). PROCESS: Submit a written request to restrict the … Continue reading
Under the new record restriction law, effective July 1, 2013, many eligible charges will be restricted from your record as soon as the prosecutor or the clerk of court enters the eligible disposition onto your GCIC criminal history record. In … Continue reading
Under the new record restriction law effective July 1, 2013, most eligible charges will be restricted from your record as soon as the prosecutor or the clerk of court enters the eligible disposition onto your GCIC criminal history record. In … Continue reading
You can have a felony charge restricted on your criminal history if it was closed without conviction and you were convicted only of an unrelated misdemeanor offense in the case. See O.C.G.A. §35-3-37(j)(1). ELIGIBILITY: You were arrested within the last … Continue reading
If you were convicted of certain misdemeanor charges when you were under the age of twenty-one (21), you can petition to have the record(s) restricted (expunged). See O.C.G.A. §35-3-37(j)(4). ELIGIBILITY: 1. You were convicted of a misdemeanor or a series … Continue reading
Placing a case on the “dead docket” means the prosecution suspends the case indefinitely, but it can be reinstated at any time by the court. The case is still pending while on the dead docket and some employers may not … Continue reading
If your conviction was vacated by the trial court or reversed by an appellate court, the record may be eligible for restriction (expungement). See O.C.G.A. 35-3-37(j)(2). ELIGIBILITY: You were convicted of an offense not punishable by death; The conviction was … Continue reading