Massachusetts: Juvenile Court Records (MA-CR-2)

Records relating to juvenile court appearance or disposition for certain possession or cultivation of an amount of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, or distribution of marijuana offenses, can be expunged by the court. ALM GL ch. 276, § 100K¼.

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

Yes, if requested

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

There is no statutory language on ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

A petition must be filed. For the specific procedure, see ALM GL ch. 276, § 100K¼(a).

Fees

There is no statutory language on fees.

Effect

No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. ALM GL ch. 276, § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N.

Forms

The form can be found here.

Waiting Periods

There is no waiting period.

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