Clarksville Expunction Attorney
What is Expungement?
As of July 1, 2017, many people with a Tennessee criminal record or multiple convictions may be eligible for expunction or expungement, which is a process whereby certain criminal convictions can be erased in all public records. If your criminal record is expunged, you could honestly say that you have never been arrested, charged, or convicted before in your life, significantly improving your ability to gain employment, earn a promotion, apply for college or university, find housing, and live a normal life.
If you are interested in having a misdemeanor or felony conviction expunged in Clarksville, let our legal team at Grimes & Warren PLLC help you get a fresh start in life. We can thoroughly examine your criminal record, determine your available legal options, and have your conviction(s) expunged.
Call (931) 398-5308 or fill out our online contact form today to schedule a consultation.
Am I Eligible for Expungement?
Under Tennessee expunction law, your criminal record may be expunged if you had the charges dismissed, a “no true bill” was returned by a grand jury, was arrested and released with being charged, obtained a not guilty verdict at trial, the prosecution did pursue the case, or a protective order was successfully defended and denied by a court after a hearing.
Additionally, if you were convicted of certain misdemeanors and felonies, you have fulfilled all the requirements of your sentence (e.g., completed any term of imprisonment or probation, paid all fines and restitution, met all the conditions of supervised or unsupervised release, etc.), and at least five years have passed since you completed your sentence. Remember, you qualify for expungement if you have only one or two criminal convictions on your record.
What Charges Cannot be Expunged in Tennessee?
The following are misdemeanors NOT eligible for expunction in Tennessee:
- Assault
- Aggravated assault of a public employee
- Aggravated criminal trespass
- Child abuse
- Child neglect and endangerment (when the child is between seven and 13 years old
- Coercion involving an abortion
- Disorderly conduct at funerals
- Display for sale or rental of material harmful to minors
- Disseminating smoking paraphernalia to minor after 3 prior violations
- Domestic violence
- Driving under the influence of an intoxicant
- Enticing a child to buy liquor or purchasing alcohol for a child
- Failure of adult to report juvenile carrying gun in school
- Failure to surrender handgun carry permit upon suspension
- Fraud involving a credit or debit card and up to $500
- Harboring or hiding a runaway child
- Importing, preparing, distributing, processing, or appearing in obscene material
- Indecent exposure and the victim is under 13 years old
- Misuse of official information by public servant
- Nonparent providing handgun to a juvenile
- Possession of a firearm after being convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
- Possession of a firearm while prohibited by state or federal law
- Possession of a firearm while under a protective order
- Possession of hallucinogenic plant Salvia Divinorum or the synthetic cannabinoids
- Possession of or consuming alcoholic beverages on K-12 school premises
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