Totowa NJ PTI and Conditional Discharge / Dismissal Expungement Lawyer
Expungement Attorney in Passaic County, New Jersey
If you were arrested and charged with a felony or disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense, the arrest and original charge will continue to appear on your criminal record. This is true even if you successfully completed a program of supervisory treatment (also referred to as diversionary program ). These programs include the Pre-Trial Intervention ( PTI ) Program at the Superior Court level, and the Conditional Discharge Program at the Municipal Court level.
To avoid having to explain the circumstances of your arrest and program of supervisory treatment to a potential employer or educational institution to which you are seeking admission, you can hire a lawyer to file an Expungement Petition on your behalf and move to have the incident removed from your record entirely.
Skilled criminal defense lawyer Alissa D. Hascup has successfully handled countless Expungements for clients throughout New Jersey. Hiring Ms. Hascup will ensure that your Expungement Petition is submitted, argued and resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible. Contact her office anytime for an initial consultation, which is always provided free of charge.
Expungement of PTI or Conditional Discharge / Dismissal in New Jersey: N.J.S.A. 2C:52-6
Expungement PTI or Conditional Discharge / Dismissal is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:52-6 which provides:
a. In all cases, except as herein provided, wherein a person has been arrested or held to answer for a crime, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense or municipal ordinance violation under the laws of this State or of any governmental entity thereof and against whom proceedings were dismissed, or who was acquitted, or who was discharged without a conviction or finding of guilt, may at any time following the disposition of proceedings, present a duly verified petition to the Superior Court in the county in which the disposition occurred praying that records of such arrest and all records and information pertaining thereto be expunged.
b. Any person who has had charges dismissed against him or dismissed pursuant to a program of supervisory treatment, shall be barred from the relief provided in this section until 6 months after the entry of the order of dismissal.
Contact a Denville NJ Expungement Lawyer Today
An Expungement can improve your life. If 6 months have passed since you successfully completed PTI or a Conditional Discharge / Dismissal Program and the charges against you were dismissed, you are eligible for an Expungement. Call 862-257-1200 or email Alissa Hascup anytime for more information on how to begin the Expungement Process.