Clear your Florida record.
Free eligibility check. Expeal prepares your petition for $199 — you file it. Not a law firm.
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Which county handled it?
Find your county
Not sure? Your court papers name the county — or pick it on the map.Not sure? Your court papers name the county.
Not sure of the county? See if you qualify anyway →
Florida's steps
Pick your county to see where each step happens
- Get your fingerprint cardyour county's sheriff, or any agency that takes prints
- Get a certified disposition of your caseyour county's clerk of court
- Apply to FDLE for your certificate of eligibilitythe Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- Prepare your petition documentsExpeal, an attorney, or you, yourself
- File your petitionyour county's clerk of court
- The judge rulesyour county's circuit court
Next: what would help most? →
- Get your fingerprint card
- Get a certified disposition of your case
- Apply to FDLE for your certificate of eligibility
- Prepare your petition documents
- File your petition
- The judge rules
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What would help most right now?
- See if I qualify →Free · a few minutes · in your browser
- What it will cost hereEvery figure, its source and the date checked
- Free or low-cost help
- How clearing a record worksThe steps, in plain language
- Talk to a lawyer
- Just looking aroundRead the Florida guide →
Who prepares your documents
The attorney price is one Florida firm's published entry price.
What everyone pays
In their words
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I was terrified of getting mixed up with the legal system again, but I knew I had to clear my record to get a promotion at work. Thanks to Expeal for making it so easy and anonymous because I was able to take my time and gain the confidence I needed to face the court one last time.
Verified user — Florida · used the free guide
About clearing a record in Florida
Florida gives you two court-ordered ways to clear a record. Expungement under Fla. Stat. § 943.0585 destroys most copies of it. Sealing under Fla. Stat. § 943.059 makes it confidential instead. Both start with a certificate of eligibility from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Both end with a judge's order in the county where your case was handled.
The check takes a few minutes. It runs in your browser. We do not receive or store your answers.
Remedies in Florida
Common questions
Eligibility
Do I qualify to clear my record in Florida?
Florida's court-ordered options usually cover a record that was never adjudicated guilty. Your history matters too. You need no open case, no disqualifying conviction, and no unpaid court-ordered amounts. The check walks you through the same questions the application asks. It takes a few minutes.
Pricing
What does it cost?
It costs $199 plus Florida's fees. The $199 is Expeal's one flat fee for preparing your documents. You also pay the government fees Florida charges every applicant. The pricing page shows each figure and its source, down to your county's filing fee.
Timeline
How long does the FDLE certificate take?
FDLE says processing usually takes 12 weeks. The clock starts when your completed application packet arrives. The court's own calendar adds time after you file the petition.
Process
What does Expeal actually do?
We prepare the documents. In the application's own words: we'll create all the necessary documents and send them to you, and you'll handle the filing yourself. We do not give legal advice. We do not represent you in court.
Privacy & Security
Do you store my answers?
Not your answers themselves. The check and the questions on our Florida page run in your browser and keep your answers after the # in the page address, which your browser never sends to us. The pages you open do reach our web host, like any page address: the state you choose is the page itself, and so is a county's guide you open. The host's routine logs record them for about 30 days. With scripts off, the county you type goes into the page address itself and reaches the host the same way. We keep your answers nowhere else.