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What is it?

What is on it?

What can you get rid of?

YOUR

CRIMINAL

RECORDWhy Get A Copy of Your Record?

Potential employers and landlords will review you record.

It is important for you to see what they will see. You want

to know if the information is correct or if someone else is

using your name to avoid the law.

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.

201 North Charles Street

Suite 1104

Baltimore, MD 21201

1-800-773-4340 or 410-685-6589

www.hprplaw.org

DONT

DELAY,

EXPUNGE

TODAY !

This brochure is provided for informational purposes only and does not

act as legal advice. This information is not a substitute for a careful

review of your individual situation with a n attorney.

March 2013

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.

201 North Charles Street

Suite 1104

Baltimore, MD 21201

1-800-773-4340 or 410-685-6589

www.hprplaw.org

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A criminal record is created when you have contact with

the criminal justice system.

Your driving record is separate from your criminal

record. Driving records are maintained by the Department

of Motor Vehicles.

What is on it?

Generally, any arrests, citation, conviction or

non-conviction will appear on your criminal record. A ll

these matters remain on your record forever, unless you

make an effort to remove them. Criminal records arepublic information.

Get a copy of your adult record

You can get a copy of your official Maryland state record

through the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS).

Expungement is a court process through which

you may be able to remove certain events from

your criminal record. Expungement applies to

the removal of non-convictions and certain

kinds of convictions.

Non-Convictions include:

Starting October 1, 2008 a new law allows for

expungement of convictions of certain minor

crimes including:

Urinating in Public

Panhandling

Sleeping in a Park

Loitering

Vagrancy

Riding the Bus or Light Rail without paying

Eating, drinking, smoking, etc. on the Bus

or Light Rail

Waiting Periods and Other Restrictions

You must wait 3 years after your case is completed

to apply for expungement. There are some exceptions

to this waiting period.

You may ask for expungement only if you do not have

a conviction that happened after the case you want

expunged.

If your court case resulted in an acquittal (not guilty)

or dismissal, then you may ask for expungement of

the case even if you have a new conviction.

The law governing expungement can be complex. It is

best to review your criminal record with an attorney.

Department of Public Safety

Reisterstown Road Plaza

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 102

1-888-879-0111

410-764-4501

Cost of record $18

Cost of fingerprinting $20

(at CJIS office)

YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD

HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION PROJECT

Judgment of Acquittal (JA)

Not Guilty (NG)

Dismissal (Dism)

Nolle Prosequi (Nol Pros)

Stet

Probation Before Judgment (PBJ)

What is it?