Florida: Adult Non-Conviction Arrests (FL-NC-2)

Records of a case that did not end with a conviction can be expunged by the court 10 years after a court order sealed the record. Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(2)(h).

Record Detail(s)

No conviction obtained

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Yes, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

See Fla. Stat. § 943.0585.

Procedure General

The petition must be filed in court and accompanied by a certificate of eligibility for expungement. For the specific procedure, see Fla. Stat. § 943.0585.

Fees

There is a $75 processing fee to apply for a certificate of eligibility for expungement, unless waived. Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(2)(a)(4).

Effect

The record is confidential and not available to any person or entity except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(6)(a). The person can lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by the expunged record, except in the circumstances specified in Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(6)(b).

Forms

A certificate of eligibility application form is available here.

Waiting Periods

The petition to expunge the record may be filed 10 years after the record is sealed.

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