Clear your Alabama record.

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About clearing a record in Alabama

Alabama law lets you ask a court to expunge the records of a charge under Ala. Code §§ 15-27-1 to 15-27-21. Some convictions qualify too. The law bars violent, sex and other offenses it lists. It makes one exception for trafficking victims. You file a petition. If the prosecutor or a victim objects, the court holds a hearing. If no one objects, it may still set one.

One expungement covers all the charges from one arrest. Each arrest has its own filing fee.

For a felony conviction, you need a pardon first.

You order your record from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. It takes only a cashier's check or money order.

You serve the petition on three parties. They are the district attorney, the law enforcement agency, and the clerk of court.

Remedies in Alabama

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