What is the name of your state? NY
NY has 2 sealing codes, CPL 160.50 (disposition favorable to defendant, aquittal, dismissal, ACD) and CPL 160.55 (conviction for a non-criminal offense).
Both require that certain criminal records such as fingerprints be destroyed, police records and DA papers be sealed, prints recalled from FBI
With respect to the DA papers and police records being sealed, how does this work? I was under the impression that DA papers were sealed to the public anyway, even if the defendant was convicted of a crime. So who would try to get DA's papers but couldn't because they would be sealed?
Same thing with police records. No one except the police in NY can do a background check in NY via police records, even if the subject has a criminal record. So what does sealing of police records accomplish? Does this mean if you walk into a police station for whatever(say to file a complaint or a report) the police can't type your name into their system and find you? Or does it mean the police can't carry info about you in their system?
NY has 2 sealing codes, CPL 160.50 (disposition favorable to defendant, aquittal, dismissal, ACD) and CPL 160.55 (conviction for a non-criminal offense).
Both require that certain criminal records such as fingerprints be destroyed, police records and DA papers be sealed, prints recalled from FBI
With respect to the DA papers and police records being sealed, how does this work? I was under the impression that DA papers were sealed to the public anyway, even if the defendant was convicted of a crime. So who would try to get DA's papers but couldn't because they would be sealed?
Same thing with police records. No one except the police in NY can do a background check in NY via police records, even if the subject has a criminal record. So what does sealing of police records accomplish? Does this mean if you walk into a police station for whatever(say to file a complaint or a report) the police can't type your name into their system and find you? Or does it mean the police can't carry info about you in their system?