Check your eligibility

A few quick questions show whether Florida's court-ordered expungement or sealing looks open to you. The check runs in your browser. We do not receive or store your answers.

  1. Do you have any open criminal cases pending against you right now?

    • Yes
    • No

  2. Are you trying to seal or expunge an adult record or a juvenile record?

    • Juvenile
    • Adult

  3. Do you have ANY convictions on your record? That means, have you ever been found guilty (without receiving adjudication withheld) for anything? This includes criminal traffic infractions like DUI, Reckless Driving, or Driving While License Suspended (DWLS).

    • Yes
    • No

  4. Do you owe money to the government?

    • Yes
    • No

  5. Have you ever had a case sealed or expunged before?

    • Yes, in Florida
    • Yes, in another state
    • No

  6. Was your case sealed or expunged?

    • Sealed
    • Expunged

  7. Has it been 10 years since it was sealed?

    • Yes
    • No
  8. See the list of charges

    The following offenses are listed in section 943.0584(2), Florida Statutes. A record cannot be sealed or expunged if it is a conviction for any of them — and for this purpose, "conviction" means a determination of guilt, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere (no contest), regardless of whether adjudication is withheld:

    • Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, or aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, as defined in s. 825.102
    • Aggravated assault, as defined in s. 784.021;
    • Aircraft piracy, as defined in s. 860.16;
    • Arson, as defined in s. 806.01;
    • Assault or battery, as defined in ss. 784.011 and 784.03, respectively, of one family or household member by another family or household member, as defined in s. 741.28(3);
    • Burglary of a dwelling, as defined in s. 810.02;
    • Carjacking, as defined in s. 812.133;
    • Certain acts in connection with obscenity, as defined in s. 847.0133;
    • Child abuse or aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03;
    • Computer pornography, prohibited computer usage, and traveling to meet minor offenses, as defined in s. 847.0135;
    • Drug trafficking, as defined in s. 893.135;
    • Felony battery, domestic battery by strangulation, or aggravated battery, as defined in ss. 784.03, 784.041, and 784.045,respectively;
    • Florida Communications Fraud Act, as provided in s. 817.034;
    • Home-invasion robbery, as defined in s. 812.135;
    • Human trafficking, as defined in s. 787.06;
    • Illegal use of explosives, as defined in chapter 552;
    • Kidnapping or false imprisonment, as defined in s. 787.01 or s. 787.02;
    • Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled person, as defined in s. 825.1025;
    • Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age, as defined in s. 800.04;
    • Luring or enticing a child, as defined in s. 787.025;
    • Manslaughter or homicide, as defined in s. 782.07, s. 782.071, or s. 782.072;
    • Manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of chapter 893;
    • Murder, as defined in s. 782.04, s. 782.065, or s. 782.09;
    • Offenses by Public Officers and Employees, as defined in chapter 839;
    • Procuring a person less than 18 years of age for prostitution, as defined in former s. 796.03;
    • Robbery or robbery by sudden snatching, as defined in ss. 812.13 and 812.131, respectively;
    • Selling or buying of minors, as defined in s. 847.0145;
    • Sexual Battery offense, as defined in chapter 794;
    • Sexual misconduct, as defined in s. 393.135, s. 394.4593, or s. 916.1075;
    • Sexual performance by a child, as defined in s. 827.071;
    • Stalking or aggravated stalking, as defined in s. 784.048;
    • Terrorism, as defined in s. 775.30;
    • Voyeurism or digital voyeurism, as defined in ss. 810.14 and 810.145, respectively;
    • Any violation specified as a predicate offense for registration as a sexual predator

    For the charge you want to seal or expunge: were you found guilty, did you plead guilty, or did you plead nolo contendere (no contest) to any of the offenses listed above — whether or not adjudication was withheld?

    • Yes
    • No
  9. See the list of charges

    Separately, the following offenses appear in section 943.0585(1)(b), Florida Statutes, which bars expunction only after an actual adjudication of guilt. Answering yes here does not stop your application — your answer helps our staff review your case accurately:

    • Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1);
    • Assault on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or other specified officers, as defined in s. 784.07(2)(a);
    • Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(2);
    • Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1);
    • Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03;
    • Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e);
    • Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053;
    • Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3);
    • Unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor, as defined in s. 790.22(5);
    • Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as defined in s. 790.115;
    • Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined in s. 790.1615(1)

    Have you ever been found guilty, pled guilty, pled nolo contendere (no contest), or had adjudication withheld, on a violation of any of the offenses in this second list? (This answer does not affect your eligibility screening — our staff reviews it with your case.)

    • Yes
    • No

  10. Was the charge you want to seal or expunge dismissed before trial (e.g., no information, nolle prosequi, no bill, etc.)?

    • Yes
    • No

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