Render Kamas, L.C., provides a brief look at changes in the expungement laws which can help some folks clean up the mistakes of their past.

Expungement is a court process which removes a conviction from a person's criminal history record at police and sheriffs office, the prosecutor's office, the Kansas Division of Vehicles, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If a criminal conviction has been expunged, there is no duty to disclose that conviction when applying for most jobs (except high security positions such as in law enforcement, banking, paramutuel gambling, social services), and prevents those agencies from disclosing that information to anyone else.
The new law permits an arrest to be expunged if the arrest was made because of mistaken identity, or if the court found there was no probable cause for the arrest.

While the paperwork necessary for an expungement may be complicated, once the prosecutor and the judge determine the applicant is eligible for expungement, the order is generally granted with little or no trouble.

There are several limitations and exceptions which might prevent or delay the expungement of a particular juvenile, arrest, diversion or conviction record. If you know someone who wants or needs to have an old arrest, juvenile offender, diversion or conviction record expunged, Render Kamas, L.C. can advise them on their eligibility under the law and whether expungement will achieve the benefit they hope to gain.