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New York Juvenile Record Sealing FAQ
New York Juvenile Record Sealing FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This page was designed to help our clients better understand our New York Juvenile Record Sealing service. You will find answers to the questions we are most frequently asked. If your question is related to eligibility requirements please take the free online eligibility test.
You can still petition to have your juvenile record sealed.
Sealings must be filed and completed for each case or conviction. Therefore, we charge per case and regardless of how many counts are in each case. If, however, you sign up for multiple cases then we discount the additional cases.
Cases are denied for the following reasons: (1) an inaccuracy in the court file, (2) an inaccuracy in the application, (3) the court does not believe granting your sealing will be in the interest of society, (4) adult convictions and (5) not paying fines. NY CLS Family Act §375.2(1)
Can I seal my DMV record?
Sealing does not affect your DMV records. However, after a certain number of years the DMV records fall off and disappear, unlike your criminal history, which never changes unless you have the records sealed.
The courts work on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, the sooner you sign up, the sooner your case is heard and decided. If helpful, we will gladly write your employer or potential employer a letter letting them know we have reopened the case and are in the process of having your record sealed.
If the case is denied, we evaluate the reason for the denial and determine the best way to proceed. If we do not believe that refiling would be successful, we may recommend the person wait longer to refile.
You will receive a court order sealing the records.
Do I need to hire an attorney or can I proceed with the sealing on my own?
You have an attorney to (1) make sure the process is done right the first time so your case does not get rejected or cost you months of delay, (2) handle objections from the district attorney, (3) send an attorney to court to argue the case if need be, and (4) write letters to potential employers letting them know that the case has been reopened and will soon be sealed.
After you complete your sentence for a juvenile offense, the court does not automatically seal the records. You have to petition the court to seal the records. After sealing, the case is treated as though it never occurred and you may deny the arrest entirely. §375.2(1)
Yes. If there is a subsequent adult conviction, your juvenile records that were sealed are available. §375.1(1)
Do I ever have to disclose the juvenile record?
No. Once your juvenile offense has been sealed, New York law treats your record as though no offense was ever committed. You are not required to divulge information pertaining to the sealed offense. §375.2(1)
Can anyone access my juvenile record once after sealing?
No. A sealed record cannot be obtained or reviewed by any person or agency (other than being made available to you or your designated agent). §375.2(1); §375.1(3)
Are any documents not sealed?
The only documents that are not sealed pursuant to this court order are public court decisions or opinions or records and briefs on appeal. §375.1(1)
You never lose the right to vote unless you are currently incarcerated or are under parole supervision.
You can truthfully say you were not convicted to any question for employment. Since your juvenile record will be sealed, no juvenile offenses will not appear on the background check.
For New York, once your juvenile records have been sealed, your record is treated as though no juvenile offenses ever occurred, and you can deny your record on any application, including an application to become a police officer.
Your probation officer and the court are required to say that they have no record of your offense. §375.2(2)
Updating of Records and Background Checks After Sealing
Nothing will appear on a background check because the record will be sealed. §375.2(1)
The clerk of the court shall immediately notify the director of the appropriate presentment agency, the heads of the appropriate probation department and police department or other law enforcement agency, that the records of such action or proceeding, other than the fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs, shall be sealed.