Many people in Kansas are eligible for an expungement and don’t
even know it. Kansas allows expungements for many convictions, as well as
records of diversions and arrests where charges were dropped. An expungement seals your criminal record,
making it invisible to most prospective employers or anyone else performing a
background check. In most cases, the
state is not permitted to disclose your prior arrest or conviction. Expungements
allow you to withhold information about the expunged offense and state you were
never arrested in situations like non-law enforcement jobs interviews and
college applications. What it does not do is dispose entirely of
your criminal record. Law enforcement
officials still have access to records expunged in Kansas in the event of an
arrest for new crimes.When you obtain an expungement in Kansas, the FBI, KBI, and NCIC is notified and your convictions are then "expunged" or erased for most purposes within those particular databases.
To find out if you're eligible for an expungement use this web-based questionnaire we developed or contact a Kansas criminal defense attorney with expungement experience.
