Minnesota Expungement Attorney for Identification Data

Expungement of Records Relating to Identification Data and Information held by Minnesota Law Enforcement Under Minn. Stat. § 299C.11

There are six circumstances of criminal conviction expungement and sealing of record:

1. Expungement of Certain Controlled Substance Offenses in Minnesota Under Chapter 609A.02, Subd. 1, and Minn. Stat. § 152.18 (Discharge & Dismissal);
2. Expungement of Juveniles Prosecuted as Adults in Minnesota Under Minn. Stat. § 609A.02, Subd. 2;
3. Expungement of Certain Criminal Proceedings Not Resulting in Conviction in Minnesota Under Minn. Stat. § 609A.02, Subd. 3;
4. Expungement of Records Relating to Identification Data and Information held by Minnesota Law Enforcement Under Minn. Stat. § 299C.11;
5. Expungement of Criminal Convictions Under Minnesota Law and Inherent Judicial Authority; and
6. Expungement of Petty Misdemeanor Convictions Under Minnesota Law.

In this section, we will discuss number four, Expungement of Records Relating to Identification Data and Information held by Minnesota Law Enforcement Under Minn. Stat. § 299C.11.

A person can have certain identifying information and data that is being held by state agencies sealed if certain conditions are met, and the person does not need to file a petition under Minn. Stat. § 609A.03 to have such information sealed.  First, the person cannot have been convicted of either a felony or a gross misdemeanor (this includes all convictions, both inside and outside the state of Minnesota or in any other country) within a period of ten years immediately preceding the determination of all pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person.

Second, the person must have either (a) had the criminal charges dismissed prior to a determination of probable cause in the case;  or (b) the prosecution declined to file any charges and a grand jury did not return an indictment.

Where these conditions are met, the government shall (upon demand by the person whose information is being held) return to the person’s finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them.

Again there are some exceptions (for example, Minn. Stat. § 299C.11, Subd. 1(c) states,

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), upon the determination of all pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and the granting of the petition of the arrested person under chapter 609A, the bureau shall seal finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them if the arrested person has not been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor, either within or without the state, within the period of ten years immediately preceding such determination.

Thus, retaining an experienced attorney to evaluate, advise, and guide you through the expungement and sealing process is critical to successfully obtaining and sealing any information about you that the government wants to store or save to use against you later.  The sooner you obtain and seal the information the government has, the better you can protect yourself from future harm caused by such information being used either by the government itself or some private entity that obtains the information.

Attorney Jesse Hall at Twin Cities Law Firm, LLC
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Jesse Hall is an experienced criminal record expungement attorney in Minnesota.  He will fight for your right to be free of your past.  Every person makes mistakes.  Not every person has to suffer for their mistakes throughout their entire life.  Take the necessary steps to have your criminal record expunged in order to create a better life for you and your entire family.

Jesse Hall and the attorneys at Twin Cities Law Firm strongly believe that a person’s worst mishap in life should not be the standard by which others judge that person’s current value and dependability.  Contact Attorney Jesse Hall to determine your legal option for expunging and sealing any or all of you prior criminal convictions.  Your record is worth it, and you deserve to have people judge you by your current actions – not your past!

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