Court System Demo
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having a criminal record, puts you behind all the other applicants for that great paying job. Fortunately Kentucky law allows you to erase certain kinds of charges. This is known as expunging a record. The process is fairly easy when you know the rules and understand how to complete some court documents. The first thing to know is that only certain charges are expendable for charges that are, you may expunge unlimited misdemeanors and only one felony. This is where to use some strategy. Ask the court to expunge the felony that is most likely to block the kind of job you are seeking. For example expunge your D. U. I. If you want to drive a truck or expunge the theft charge. If you are applying at the bank, look on the Kentucky Court of Justice website and select the expungement icon for a list of charges that can be expunged. All the documents you need to complete. An expungement can also be found here. The list is only a guideline though. You will need to get a certificate of eligible charges from the commonwealth of Kentucky. To know the charges from your record that will qualify. The official certificate requires payment of $40 paid by credit card. The link to apply is on the Kentucky Court of Justice website. With the other documents, you need to have the certificate before you submit any papers to the court. Once you receive the certificate, a few weeks after applying it is time to complete the court documents. You will need to act quickly. Your petition must be filed with the court before the certificate expires, 30 days after it is dated. Again. These documents are on the Kentucky Court of Justice website. Put your specific information in the blanks. To complete the form called petition for expungement. Now you will need to decide which charges you want to have expunged. If you have charges in multiple Kentucky counties, you will need to file a petition in each one. The limit of one felony is statewide. So choose carefully. Each petition requires a filing fee. Currently the fee for Misdemeanor is $250, it is $500 for the felony. The cost can change check the Kentucky courts website before you file. If you cannot afford to pay the fee, you may ask the court to waive the fee by filing a special motion, visit the legal forms section of the Kentucky Court of Justice website and complete the document. Once all the documents are ready, take or mail them to the district court in the appropriate county. The judge may approve the expungement or call the case for hearing. If a court date is set, you must appear to answer any questions from the judge review Legal Aid's video your day in court to know what to expect at your hearing