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Oklahoma Expungement Attorney

Oklahoma Expungement Attorney

Oklahoma Expungement Attorney

Oklahoma Expungement Attorney

With just about every company having access to background reports for people interviewing for a position, it is important to have a clean background when searching for employment. Many people are unaware that they still have a criminal record from an indiscretion far in the past, until they begin the hunt for new employment. There exists a common misconception among many that once a person completes a deferred sentence, their charge and record regarding that incident is expunged automatically. Unfortunately, that is not how criminal expungements work.

In order to clear a person’s record of criminal history, the person must qualify for an expungement under the Oklahoma statutes, and file for an order of expungement with the district court. Depending upon the crime, the sentence, and the number of years that have passed since the end of the sentence, many people qualify to have their criminal record expunged by the court. Persons authorized to file a motion for expungement in Oklahoma district courts include, but are not limited to:

  • Persons that have been acquitted of a criminal charge;
  • Persons whose factual innocence was established by the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence subsequent to the conviction (includes those released from prison at the time innocence was established);
  • Persons charged with a misdemeanor, the charge was dismissed following successful completion of a deferred judgment or delayed sentence, the person has never been convicted of a felony and no misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against the person, and at least one (1) year has passed since the charge was dismissed;
  • Persons charged with a nonviolent felony offense that was dismissed following the successful completion of a deferred judgment or delayed sentence, the person has never been convicted of a felony and has no misdemeanor of felony charges pending, and at least five (5) years have passed since the charge was dismissed; and
  • Persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense that were sentenced to a fine of less than five hundred one dollars ($501.00) without a term or imprisonment or a suspended sentence, the fine has been paid or satisfied by time served in lieu of the fine, the person has not been convicted of a felony, and no felony or misdemeanor charges are pending against the person.

If you are interested in obtaining an expungement of your criminal record, call Rockett Law Office at (405) 529-6005 to schedule a consultation with our Oklahoma expungement attorney. During your consultation, our attorney will verify whether you are eligible for an expungement under the Oklahoma expungement laws, and explain the process of obtaining an order of expungement from the state district court.

In addition to the expungement of criminal records (records of misdemeanor and felony charges), Rockett Law Office offers:

  • Victim Protective Order (VPO) Expungements
  • Juvenile Record Expungements
  • Applications for Pardon for Convicted Felons