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Asked on January 23, 2013 under Criminal Law, New York
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
New York does not have expungement for any criminal charges on its books. If you already have this conviction, it will stay on your record forever as far as the State of New York is concerned and may certainly should up on job applications and other background checks anywhere in the US. So if you were convicted 7 years ago, none of the new laws about judge's discretion to seal some record would not apply to you.
New York does not allow expungement of criminal records. The best that you can do for some records is to have them "sealed" but they will only be sealed to some (like employers) and not others (like law enforcement). Since October 2009, judges may conditionally seal felonies and misdemeanors in the following very limited circumstances: you completed a court-mandated alcohol or drug treatment program AND you completed any other sentence imposed following the completion of treatment AND you have no pending charges. You can also ask the Governor for a Pardon. Good luck.
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