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Clearing a record in Seminole County
Where each step happens, what it costs, and who can help.
Your steps
Six steps, from prints to the judge's order.
- Optional: see your own record firstFDLE personal review — FDLE says up to 30 working days
- Get your fingerprint cardSeminole County Sheriff's Office — or any law enforcement or criminal justice agency that takes printsOne place in Seminole County — where to get fingerprinted ↓
- Get a certified disposition of your caseSeminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller101 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773 (map, opens in a new tab) · Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern time
- Apply to FDLE for your certificate of eligibilityThe Florida Department of Law EnforcementYour application, signed before a notary or a deputy clerk, with your fingerprint card, the certified disposition and the fee · FDLE says about 12 weeksExpunging? The State Attorney's office for the 18th Judicial Circuit completes page 2 of the application, the written certified statement.The law, in plain language: § 943.0585 (expunging) · § 943.059 (sealing)
- An attorney prepares your petition We prepare your petition documents You prepare your petition documents Attorney An attorney creates the documents and handles the filing Expeal We create the documents for you to file DIY You create the documents yourself
- File your petitionYour attorney files your petitionSeminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller101 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773 (map, opens in a new tab) · Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern timeThe clerk also has a branch — addresses and hours ↓
- The judge rulesSeminole County, 18th Judicial CircuitIf the petition is granted, the certified order goes to FDLE
What it costs
Every figure, with its source and the date we checked it.
Your costs in Seminole County
From $2,130 + copies
About $334 + copies
About $135 + copies
A private attorney represents you
Expeal prepares your documents
You prepare your documents yourself
Who prepares your documents
The attorney price is one Florida firm's published entry price.
What everyone pays
Florida's and Seminole County's fees, and mailing — the same whoever prepares your documents
$134.90 + copies, from $75 FDLE · $42 filing · $12.90 mailing · $5 fingerprints · $2 + $1/page copies
Fingerprints: Seminole County residents, or people who work in the county — elsewhere, the agency that fingerprints you sets its own fee.
Every figure and its source (8)
- Expeal$199 Expeal's published price — we create the documents, you file themChecked September 29, 2026
- An attorney$1,995+ Erase the Case — Erase Pro — the entry package; more for other packagesChecked September 27, 2026
- Doing it yourself$0 You prepare the documents yourself
- FDLE certificate$75 Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(2)(a)4. / § 943.059(2)(a)3. (2025); FDLE Certificate of Eligibility Instructions — paid to FDLE with the certificate-of-eligibility application · § 943.0585 (expunging) / § 943.059 (sealing)Checked August 17, 2026
- Filing$42 Seminole County Clerk fee scheduleChecked September 24, 2026
- Mailing$12.90 USPS Priority Mail flat rate prices — per envelope; the same price to any U.S. address, whatever the packet weighsChecked September 7, 2026
- Fingerprints$5.00 Seminole County Sheriff's Office fingerprinting page — the Sheriff's Office's charge per card or transmission for concealed-weapon prints; $5.00 plus tax ($5.35 on its booking page) for all other prints — ink prints on the applicant's own card, by appointment, for Seminole County residents or employees of a Seminole County business; cash or money order, a card with a processing fee; another law enforcement or criminal justice agency sets its ownChecked September 24, 2026
- Certified copies$2.00 Seminole County Clerk fee schedule — per certified document, plus $1.00 per pageChecked September 24, 2026
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See if I qualify →Where to get fingerprinted
One place in Seminole County takes prints on FDLE's card — or use any law enforcement or criminal justice agency that does. Each sets its own price.
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
$5
Seminole County residents, or people who work in the county
100 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday and Thursday 9–11:30 a.m. Eastern time (by appointment; closed holidays)(407) 665-6621
The clerk's offices
Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller · seminoleclerk.org · (407) 665-4300
The main office
101 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern time
1 branch — addresses and hours
Casselberry Branch376 Wilshire Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time
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
Help near you
Lawyer referral, and free or low-cost legal help, for Seminole County.
Talk to a lawyer
- Across Florida: The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
Free or low-cost legal help
- Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid SocietyFree sealing and expungement clinics for adults with a Florida arrest record: in person the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Seminole County Public Library's North Branch in Sanford — no registration, just come — and online by Zoom the third Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. after you register on the society's site; a volunteer attorney checks whether you can seal or expunge the record and helps you start the paperwork, with no charge beyond the usual filing and copy fees; questions to (407) 834-1660 x.115.Main Office101 W Palmetto Ave, Longwood, FL 32750 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern time(407) 834-1660Satellite South Branch Office5200 US Highway 17-92, Casselberry, FL 32707 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern time(407) 834-1660Sealing and Expungement Clinic, Seminole County Public Library North Branch150 N Palmetto Ave, Sanford, FL 32771 (map, opens in a new tab)First Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time (no registration — just come)(407) 834-1660 x.115
- Community Legal ServicesSanford Office1600 Lexington Green Ln, Sanford, FL 32771 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time (by appointment)(407) 322-8983
- Across Florida: Legal Aid - Florida Courts