When can I get a drug paraphenalia offense expunged?
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When can I get a drug paraphenalia offense expunged?
I am 20 years old and was charged with drug paraphenalia last October and given supervised probation for a year. Although the paraphernalia wasn’t mine it was in my car so I got charged with it. I have passed every drug test, attended ever meeting with my probation officer, and attend my college courses regularly. Is it possible for me to get this charge expunged this coming October? If so how long will it take? How much would this process take?
Asked on June 18, 2011 under Criminal Law, North Carolina
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You absolutely need to speak to a criminal defense attorney because if there was sufficient proof that this was not your paraphernalia, the drops should have been dropped in the first place, especially if you do not have a previous criminal record. Contact a private criminal defense attorney and see if there is absolutely any possibility of having the conviction reversed. Then, if that is not an option, you need to see if your state allows for expungement of criminal records in a conviction. If this was a misdemeanor and not a felony, you may have better luck but it is really usually not based on time passage but more on the underlying crime itself.
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