Juvenile Record Search

[Just Blue]

Again- I'm not saying you're wrong. However IF it was expunged then I'm fine. But IF it WASN'T expunged, is there a way in NYS due to the age to ask that it be wiped?

You need to consult with an attorney.

 

[Yankeesguy28]

That could have been the first answer given. Thanks

 

[Just Blue]

That could have been the first answer given. Thanks

With the lack of info you chose to not provide...How could I/We?

 

[HighwayMan]

Due to the age at the time of incident, would that POSSIBLY qualify for expungement in NYS?

No, that would not qualify. It is virtually impossible to get anything expunged in New York State.

 

[quincy]

... I was 15 so of course I don't have the ppwk. That's why I'm going through the fingerprint process and going to the courts. It was a gun (unloaded) no victim just was seen with it.

As a note, to be charged with menacing, there would have been a "victim" (someone who was threatened). Here is a link to the menacing laws in New York: http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article120.htm#p120.13

And here is a link to a FreeAdvice Staff-written article on sealing of juvenile records in New York:
https://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/arrests_and_searches/sealing-of-juvenile-records-in-new-york.htm

Your records could have been automatically sealed when you were 15 but, because you have no memory of what really happened, it is impossible to say if the records were sealed or not.

The sealed records have limited access - they are not open to the public - but the records do not disappear. I agree with HighwayMan that your record will not be expunged in New York.

 

[Yankeesguy28]

Thank you all for the advice. If it wasn't ordered to be expunged at that time, then it is what it is. I'll find out soon enough as I went through the fingerprinting process to check the background a few days ago. Thank you all again!

 

[quincy]

Thank you all for the advice. If it wasn't ordered to be expunged at that time, then it is what it is. I'll find out soon enough as I went through the fingerprinting process to check the background a few days ago. Thank you all again!

We all appreciate the thanks, Yankeesguy28, so thank you.

Following is one additional link from the New York Juvenile Law Center on New York juvenile records and how they can be handled. It is informative.

http://juvenilerecords.jlc.org/juvenilerecords/documents/publications/factsheet-NY.pdf

Good luck in finding the answers you seek.