You Can Have Your Arrest Records Sealed And Expunged In Certain Cases. 

Police have arrested you. Now, your arrest records are available to the public. Now, everyone can see your mug shot and charges. They can also see your court hearing dockets.

Yes, those are available online for everyone to see. Your family, friends and your boss can access your legal troubles and read them online.

This can be very stressful and even embarrassing for you. Having the police arrest you is incredibly traumatic.

Thankfully, you can remove your arrest and criminal records so no one can see them.

Removing Online Arrest Records in Florida

Most Sheriff’s Offices in Florida will post your mug shot, personal information and the charges on their official website’s booking blotter. Almost every law enforcement agency has a website where anyone with internet access can search arrest records by date and name. Local arrest records usually remain on these websites for about a year. However, they can live online forever on websites not affiliated with law enforcement or the courts. They will stay up unless you take the proper legal steps to remove them.

Record Sealing and Expungement Options

There are times when police in Florida arrest a person and their arrest records do not appear online. An excellent example of an arrest that wouldn’t show in online records would be related to missing a court hearing. Thus, the courts would make sure their mugshot and record of the arrest never make it online. The same applies to traffic violation arrests if you resolve your outstanding warrant and unpaid citations.

Sealing or Expunging a Criminal History

For those who did commit the crimes they were charged with, you still have the option to have your arrest and criminal records sealed or expunged. The first thing you need to do is find out if the crimes you were charged with and were found guilty of committing.