Clear your Connecticut record.

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About clearing a record in Connecticut

Connecticut law erases many criminal records on its own. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a, a misdemeanor is erased seven years after your last conviction. So is a motor vehicle offense with a top sentence of a year or less. A class D or E felony is erased ten years after it. So is any other crime with a top sentence of five years or less. So is driving under the influence.

The crime must have happened on or after January 1, 2000. For an older crime, you ask the court by petition. You must have finished any prison time, parole, supervision and probation. You can't have a state charge pending.

The statute lists crimes it does not erase. Family violence crimes and sex offenses are two. Cannabis possession convictions from 2000 to 2015 are erased on their own too. A charge that was dismissed or ended not guilty is erased as well. So is a nolled charge, thirteen months on.

Remedies in Connecticut

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