Connecticut: Adult Convictions (CT-C-5)

Records relating to possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia to store, contain or conceal, or to ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body, marijuana, will be erased by the court. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142v(a).

Record Detail(s)

Drug offenses

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Delete

Ineligible Category or Citation

No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

A petition must be filed for an order of erasure. For the specific procedure, see Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142v(a).

Fees

No fee may be charged, see Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142v(a)(4).

Effect

The person is deemed to have never been arrested and can say so€¯under oath.€¯Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(g)(2).

Forms

There is no statutory language regarding forms.

Waiting Periods

There is no statutory language regarding waiting periods.

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