Petition To Expunge Or Seal

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, vs. ___________________________ Defendant/Petitioner CASE NO. ____________________ PETITION TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL The Petitioner, ____________________________, by and through the undersigned attorney, petitions this honorable court, under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692 and section 943.0585 or section 943.059, Florida Statutes, to expunge/seal all criminal history record information in the custody of any criminal justice agency and the official records of the court concerning the petitioner's arrest on ________________(date) by _______________________________(arresting agency) for ____________________________________(charges) and as grounds therefore shows: 1. On ___________________(date), the Petitioner, ____________________, a _____________(race/sex) whose date of birth is _________________ was arrested by ______________________________(arresting agency) and charged with ___________________________________________(charges.) 2. The Petitioner has not been adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated guilty of committing any of the acts stemming from this arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The Petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4. The Petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585 or 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former section 893.14, Florida Statutes, or former section 901.33, Florida Statutes, or any other law, rule or authority. 5. (To be used only when requesting expunction.) The Petitioner's record has been sealed under section 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former section 893.14, Florida Statutes, or former section 901.33, Florida Statutes, for at least 10 years; or there has not been an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against the Petitioner who is the subject of this criminal history record information; or an indictment, information, or other charging document filed 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com against the Petitioner who is the subject of this criminal history information was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court. 6. A Certificate of Eligibility for expunction/sealing of nonjudicial criminal history records issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanies this petition. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner moves to expunge/seal any criminal history record information and any official court records regarding his/her arrest by _________________________(arresting agency) for _____________________(charges) on _________________(date). I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading has been served on (name of prosecuting authority). Check one: ? State Attorney for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Bay County; ? Special Prosecutor; ? State Prosecutor; ? ________________________(arresting agency); ? _________________ (Sheriff of county in which Defendant was arrested, if different); and ? the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on _________________(date). ______________________________ Name: Address: City/State: Telephone Number: Florida Bar No.: 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com