Minnesota Criminal Record Expungement

Minnesota statute 609A allows expungement of arrest records if you were not convicted. You can only expunge your Minnesota arrest if your charges were dropped before trial or if you were found innocent. Once your Minnesota criminal record is expunged, your arrest will not appear on background checks and you can honestly say you were not convicted of a crime. You may be eligible for expungement of your Minnesota arrest if you were not convicted of a gross misdemeanor or felony in ten years preceeding the arrest, and you were not convicted of any charge related to the arrest. You may also expunge a drug possession charge if your charges were dropped after successfully completing probation.

·Tell employers that you have not been convicted of a crime
·Become eligible for student loans
·Become eligible for housing assistance
·Tell friends and family that you have not been convicted of a crime
·To stop fearing or being embarrassed when someone does a background check on you.
·Become eligible for more types of professional licenses and certificates