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If you were charged with a felony but never convicted or sentenced can it be removed?
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
I am not a legal authority, but it seems that if the charge was false, then you could have some reason to try to get it removed from the record. If it is lost in the court system, it may take some time to sort out, but at least the record could show resolution of the matter. If you receive a letter from the courts, then copies in your files would be helpful in cases of employment and so on.
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∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoFirst and foremost, you are never found innocent. You are simply found not guilty.
Charges laid remain on your record permanently; however such a record will also show that you were found not guilty, and thus the felony will be not an issue.
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Yes, if you are found not guilt it can be removed from your record . However, your name and charge will remain in the computer database of the police department of which issued the felony forever.
Added: The second answer is correct but does not go far enough in answering. The removal is NOT automatic. You must specifically request this be done via a process known as 'expungement.'
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