What is the name of your state? Florida
In January 2007 I was charged with a FEDERAL DUI at a military installation in Florida. I refused the sobriety test. My trial was scheduled in May, 2007.
The day before the trial my attorney called and advised me that I was offered a plea bargain advising that they would reduce the DUI to reckless driving and that they would dismiss the refusal to submit to the sobriety test violation ( it was invalid any way since it was my first offense.) I accepted the offer to avoid a trial and to avoid having a DUI on my record. I was fined, placed on a 6 month probation, am required to attend Level 1 DUI school, and I am required to complete 40 hours community service which I bought out. Basically, I have been treated as a DUI offender except the conviction is going to reflect reckless driving.
My questions are:
Can this Federal conviction qualify for expungement? If so, how and when do I go about applying this? My main concerns are background checks in the future. I have received conflicting info on this issue.
Also, do these FEDERAL convictions get reported to the state? I have been given yes, no, and possibly/possibly not as answers.
Please keep in mind when answering this that this is a FEDERAL conviction not a state conviction.
Anyone having a similar experience would be helpful.
In January 2007 I was charged with a FEDERAL DUI at a military installation in Florida. I refused the sobriety test. My trial was scheduled in May, 2007.
The day before the trial my attorney called and advised me that I was offered a plea bargain advising that they would reduce the DUI to reckless driving and that they would dismiss the refusal to submit to the sobriety test violation ( it was invalid any way since it was my first offense.) I accepted the offer to avoid a trial and to avoid having a DUI on my record. I was fined, placed on a 6 month probation, am required to attend Level 1 DUI school, and I am required to complete 40 hours community service which I bought out. Basically, I have been treated as a DUI offender except the conviction is going to reflect reckless driving.
My questions are:
Can this Federal conviction qualify for expungement? If so, how and when do I go about applying this? My main concerns are background checks in the future. I have received conflicting info on this issue.
Also, do these FEDERAL convictions get reported to the state? I have been given yes, no, and possibly/possibly not as answers.
Please keep in mind when answering this that this is a FEDERAL conviction not a state conviction.
Anyone having a similar experience would be helpful.
