Begin Your New Chapter with Expungement in Madison County

If you were arrested but the arrest did not result in a conviction, that arrest will still be part of your criminal record. Arrests that did not result in a conviction or other actions, such as alternatives to incarceration, are generally available for expungement. This is also true of pretrial diversion programs, such as drug court, subject to certain factors. Even certain felony convictions may be expunged in Mississippi such as shoplifting, drug possession, writing bad checks, larceny, and malicious mischief. You may also be able to expunge two first-offense misdemeanor convictions if they were based on the same incident. 

If you are granted an expungement by the court, all information about your arrest and conviction will be sealed from law enforcement departments, jails, and courts. This may extend as well to government agencies such as the National Criminal Information Center and the FBI subject to certain rules depending on the conviction. 

Any arrest or conviction record can derail you from certain advantages that you had prior to the record. An expungement means that background checks will not hamper you from getting or continuing your employment, from qualifying for professional licenses in your career of choice, from gaining entrance to advanced educational schools, from qualifying for certain military careers or from the right to own a firearm. 

At Oberhousen Law Firm, PLLC, our goal is to help you clear your record where eligible which can put you back in control of your future. Our expungement attorney in Ridgeland can help determine how Mississippi expungement laws relate to the specifics of your record. Where eligible, we can provide highly-qualified assistance in helping you seek a positive outcome in this endeavor. 

Phone our firm at (601) 202-4099 or send us your contact information online to request a free consultation today. We serve Madison County and Jackson County.

What Crimes Cannot Be Expunged in Mississippi?

There are a number of violent felony convictions that cannot be expunged even after you have served your sentence:

• Murder
• Manslaughter
• Rape
• Burglary
• Robbery

In sex offense cases if you were required to register as a sex-offender you will be unable to have this conviction expunged from your permanent record.

Additional convictions that may not be expunged include:

• First degree arson
• Trafficking of controlled substances
• 3rd or 4th DUI convictions (or beyond)
• Felony possession of a firearm
• Failing to register as a sex offender
• Abuse or neglect of a vulnerable individual
• Embezzlement
• Witness intimidation
• Voyeurism

If you have questions about whether you qualify to have your conviction expunged, reach out to our Madison County expungement lawyer today to discuss your situation.