The following requirements must be provided in order to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility to petition the court for an order to seal or expunge a criminal history record, which is the first step required toward getting a record sealed or expunged under
Section 943.0585 or
Section 943.059, Florida Statutes (F.S.)
If proceeding under either of these statutes, you are entitled to one court-ordered sealing or expungement in a lifetime.
SPECIAL NOTE: It is
highly recommended that you obtain and keep a copy of all pertinent documents (arrest report, certified disposition, order to seal/expunge, etc.) for your records before you secure the sealing or expunction of your criminal history record(s). Once a record(s) has been expunged under
Section 943.0585, F.S., it is no longer available to be disseminated to anyone (including the subject of the record), under any circumstances, without a court order so authorizing. FDLE, as well as any other state or local agency, is statutorily prohibited from releasing copies of court-ordered expunged records. FDLE may
only release a copy of an expunged record upon receipt of a court order.