Utah Criminal Record Expungement Lawyer

With the new year just a few weeks in, many people have probably ended, broken, or cheated on their New Year’s resolution.  The Gold Gym membership that was bought on January 1, 2012 hasn’t been used since January 6, 2012.  New Year resolutions are easy to make but difficult to keep, especially if one is trying to achieve a resolution alone.  One resolution that many people need to make but haven’t done yet is resolving to take care of a criminal offense that is eligible for expungement.  Unlike many New Year resolutions though, resolving to fix a criminal record does not have to be done alone.  A Utah criminal record expungement lawyer from Salcido Law Firm will help someone make the goal to fix a criminal record and then actually accomplish the goal for him or her.  Having someone else do all the work for a New Year’s resolution sounds like a pretty good resolution.  That’s why you need to call a Utah criminal record expungement lawyer today to handle your case.

Can Your Record Be Expunged?

If you have been convicted of a crime, charged with a crime, or arrested for committing a crime, such as a drug crime, then you have a criminal record.  Your criminal record will always be with you unless it is expunged, so that DUI you were convicted of 15 years ago is still following you.  There are certain conditions that you must meet before your record can be expunged though.  Expungement eligibility is based on the number of crimes committed, whether the crimes were a felony or misdemeanor, the type of crime, and the amount of time that has passed since the alleged crime.

Many people are currently eligible to have their record expunged but either they don’t know about it or they keep putting the expungement process off since it can be complicated.  If you are putting it off because you don’t know how to get your record expunged or you are intimidated by the process,  Salcido Law Firm attorneys are ready to help you.

Time To Have Someone Else Achieve Your New Year’s Resolution for you.

Each person’s situation is different so it is best to speak with a Utah criminal record expungement lawyer from Salcido Law Firm.  Our expungement attorneys will handle the entire process for you so you don’t need to worry at all about achieving this easy New Year’s resolution.  An expungement consultation is quick, easy, and free.  We can quickly tell you if you are eligible to have your record expunged.  Contact the expungement lawyers from Salcido Law Firm by emailing us or by calling 801.413.1753.  A crime such as assault no longer has to follow you everywhere you go.

The Utah Expungement Act of 2010

In the Utah Legislature’s 2010 session, the Legislature passed what is known as the Utah Expungement Act, which will become effective on May 11, 2010.  The Utah Expungement Act of 2010 is a great piece of legislation that makes Utah one of the more progressive states in terms of expunging criminal convictions.  Some of the key benefits and changes made by the Utah Expungement Act include the following:

• The time period for expungement begins to run upon conviction or upon release from probation, incarceration, or parole, whichever occurs last.  What this means is that you do not have to pay all of your court fines in order to get the time running for expungement.  So, for example, if you have a class B misdemeanor, the three year time period for expungement commences as soon as you are convicted or released from incarceration, parole, or probation.  Although the time begins to run before you have paid your fines, you still must have paid all of your court fines before the actual expungement will be granted.

• The expungement law in Utah prior to the Utah Expungement Act of 2010 prevented people from getting multiple offenses from different criminal episodes expunged.  The new law allows for a Utah court to expunge multiple offenses that occurred during different criminal episodes up to a certain point.  The following limitations apply (meaning you can’t get the following expunged):

• (a) two or more felony convictions, each of which is contained in a separate criminal episode;
  (b) any combination of three or more convictions that include two class A misdemeanor convictions, each of which is contained in a separate criminal episode;
  (c) any combination of four or more convictions that include three class B misdemeanor convictions, each of which is contained in a separate criminal episode; or
  (d) five or more convictions of any degree whether misdemeanor or felony, excluding infractions, each of which is contained in a separate criminal episode.

• The Utah Expungement Act provides a single time frame for each class of crime and multiple convictions do not extend the time period for expungement.  Prior to new expungement law, if you had two or more convictions the time period for getting any of those convictions expunged could be three or more times greater than if you only had one conviction.  The new law makes it so that you have to wait X number of years no matter how many you get, subject to the limitations above, and the time begins to run for each conviction individually rather than for a combination of convictions.  The new time frames are:
• 1. 10 years for DUI and DUI Metabolite convictions;
  2. 7 years for a felony;
  3. 5 years for a class A misdemeanor;
  4. 4 years for a class B misdemeanor; and
  5. 3 years for any other misdemeanor or infraction
• The new law allows you to get convictions expunged for which you served time in the state prison.  Prior to the new law, if you had served any time in prison you could not get your conviction expunged.

Utah’s Expungement Law Firm – Serving All of Utah Including Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo

If you have been thinking about getting an expungement but Utah’s previous expungement law precluded you from doing so, now is the time to act.  Utah is now one of the most friendly expungement states in the country.  Call our experienced Utah expungement attorneys at Salcido Law Firm PLLC to find out how we can help you get rid of your prior convictions and get your life back on track.  Call us anytime locally at 801.413.1753 or toll free at 888.337.3235 or email us and we’ll get back to you right away.

Expungement of Utah Arrest Records

In Utah, if you have been arrested but you were never formally charged with a crime or you were charged with a crime but never convicted, you can have your arrest record cleared as soon as 30 days after the arrest, so long as you have not had another intervening arrest.

Let the Utah Expungement Attorneys at Salcido Law Firm help you expunge your arrest records.

Expungement of Utah Conviction Records

If you have been convicted of a crime — other than a capital felony, a first degree felony, a second degree forcible felony, any sexual act against a minor, automobile homicide, a felony DUI, a registerable sex offense or attempt to commit one — have no more than one felony on your criminal record, have not previously obtained an expungement for a crime that would be considered a felony in Utah or two or more crimes that would be considered misdemeanors, have not subsequently been convicted of a crime, and have no more than three total convictions, you may be able to have your Utah criminal conviction records expunged.

The time periods for obtaining expungements differ depending on the type of crime:

(a) seven years in the case of a felony;
(b) ten years in the case of alcohol and/or drug related traffic offenses;
(c) five years in the case of a class A misdemeanor;
(d) three years in the case of any other misdemeanor or infraction;
(e) six years in the case of multiple class C misdemeanors;
(f) 12 years in the case of multiple class B misdemeanors; or
(g) 15 years in the case of multiple class A misdemeanor.

Call the Utah Expungement Attorneys at Salcido Law Firm today to see if you can get your criminal convictions expunged.

Get your life back on track by getting your Utah criminal records expunged.  Don’t waste anymore time.  Get Protected today!