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The criminal history record of a minor who is classified as a serious or habitual juvenile offender or committed to a juvenile correctional facility or juvenile prison for 5 years after the date the offender reaches 21 years of age, at which time the record shall be expunged unless paragraph 3, below, applies;
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If the minor is not classified as a serious or habitual juvenile offender or committed to a juvenile correctional facility or juvenile prison under chapter 985, the program shall retain the minor's criminal history record for 5 years after the date the minor reaches 19 years of age, at which time the record shall be expunged unless paragraph 3, below, applies;
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If a person 18 years of age or older, or a minor is adjudicated as an adult, is charged with or convicted of a forcible felony and the person's criminal history record as a minor has not yet been destroyed, the person's record as a minor must be merged with the person's adult criminal history record and must be retained as a part of the person's adult record; or
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Additionally, Florida law provides that an arrest that occurred while an individual was a juvenile may be eligible to apply for a Juvenile Diversion Expunction. If a juvenile has successfully completed a pre arrest, post arrest, or teen court diversion program, that individual may apply to have that incident expunged. A juvenile diversion expunction does not count as a sealing/expungement for purposes discussed in this website, so that individual may still apply for a sealing/expungement if they are arrested again later. However, an application for a juvenile diversion expunction must be filed within six (6) months of completing the diversion program. After that time frame, the individual would have to apply for a regular sealing or expungement. We are happy to help you apply for juvenile expunction (the fee for a juvenile expunction application is $275, plus the $75.00 application fee); please contact as soon as possible so you do not miss out on your window of opportunity! |