Have you completed a drug court program in Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama?

Jordan Copeland • March 3, 2015

If your Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama Drug Court case or DUI was dismissed after you successfully completed a drug court or other court approved diversion program and a year or more time has passed, then you may be eligible to petition the proper court for an expungement (or clearing) of the records of your arrest.

Alabama’s Expungement Law that became effective in July, 2014 governs the eligibility of a person who successfully completes a drug court program (resulting in a dismissal of the charge) to be able to petition the Circuit Court of the proper county for an expungement (or clearing) of the record of arrest from the charge.

 Alabama’s Expungement Law provides, in relevant part:

“ Petition for expungement of record of a felony offense. (Effective July 6, 2014)

(a) A person who has been charged with a felony offense, except a violent offense as defined in Section 12-25-32(14), Code of Alabama 1975, may file a petition in the criminal division of the circuit court in the county in which the charges were filed, to expunge records relating to the charge in any of the following circumstances: … (4)  a. The charge was dismissed after successful completion of a drug court program, mental health court program, diversion program, veteran’s court, or any court-approved deferred prosecution program after one year from successful completion of the program. …” Code of Ala. § 15-27-2  (2014).

If you were arrested for a drug or DUI charge in Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama and successfully completed a drug court or other court referral program resulting in your case being dismissed, congratulations for your hard work. Hopefully you learned a lot and were able to grow as a person in the program. However, even if your case was dismissed, have you taken the additional step to now seek to petition the court for an expungement of the record of your arrest for the drug or DUI charge under Alabama’s recently passed expungement law?

Even if your drug case was dismissed by the court, the record of your arrest will appear on your criminal record that may be accessible to a person, company, or institution that performs a background check on you. If you are eligible and are granted an expungement by the court, the expungement order would clear or clean (expunge) the record of your arrest from your criminal record to the extent allowed by the Alabama Expungement Law.

A dismissal is good, but an expungement of your arrest record in Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama is even better. A clear background check is important to your future. If you have successfully completed a drug court program in Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama and will be applying for a job, a job promotion, applying for college, considering a professional career, or applying for a loan, you may want to see if you are eligible to petition the proper court to clear (expunge) you arrest record.

Contact Attorney, Jordan M. Copeland of MobileExpungementLawyer.com to determine if you are eligible to seek an expungement of your Baldwin or Mobile County, Alabama arrest record. Email us at Jordan@ExpungementAlabamaLawyer.com or call our Alabama Expungement Law offices today: (251) 545-3637.

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Orange Beach, Alabama Expungements for Licensed Professionals

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Our law firm is experienced in representing Licensed Professionals that have been arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama (and Baldwin County) through the process of seeking an expungement. Since Alabama first passed an expungement law in 2014, our law Firm has successfully represented hundreds of Licensed Professionals from across the United States seeking to have a prior arrest record expunged in the State of Alabama. If you are a Licensed Professional with a previous arrest in the Orange Beach, Alabama, we know negative career consequences can result. Our law Firm has successfully obtained expungements for Licensed Professionals in most every career field. Some of the positions considered to be Licensed Professionals include: Attorneys, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Engineers, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses (RNs), Medical Doctors (MDs), and Physician’s Assistants (PAs), Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), amoung others. Many Licensed Professionals and future Licensed Professionals are unaware that even if your prior criminal charge in Alabama was dismissed or did not result in a conviction, the record of your arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless it is removed via an Order of Expungement from the proper Court in Alabama. As a Licensed Professional, even certain arrest records for violations and misdemeanors can have substantial negative impacts on licensing and career advancement. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm has successfully obtained expungements of prior Alabama arrests records for professionals in many types of drug and alcohol charges, including: Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Possession of Marijuana 1st and 2nd degree, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession/Use of Drug Paraphernalia, Public Intoxication, among other crimes. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement lawyers have also obtained expungements for professionals previously arrest for many types of personal and property crimes in Alabama, including: Domestic Violence, 3rd degree, Harassment, Resisting Arrest, Theft of Property 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degrees, Possession of a Forged Instrument, among many others. The proper jurisdiction to petition to expunge eligible, prior Alabama arrest records is the Alabama Circuit Court of the county where the original charge was pending. No matter in what state you reside, Licensed Professionals previously arrested in Baldwin County, Alabama must petition to expunge said arrest in Baldwin County, Alabama to clear their criminal background the best as legally possible (if your case is eligible). Expungements are the focus of our Orange Beach Alabama Expungement Lawyer, Jordan M. Copeland – clearing criminal records to the extent of Alabama law for his clients. If you are a Licensed Professional, no matter in what state you reside, if your prior arrest was in Orange Beach, Alabama or surrounding areas in Alabama, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm can represent you remotely through the entire Petition for Expungement process without a visit to our law office. Our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer’s goal is to have the Circuit Court grant your Petition for Expungement without the necessity of a court hearing. Although a hearing is possible, from our experience a vast majority of our cases are not set for a hearing because of no objection from the District Attorney’s office. In Alabama even if your case is eligible for an expungement, the District Attorney’s office has forty-five (45) days after the petition is served to file any objection with the Court. Therefore, our Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Law Firm prepares custom petitions for expungement detailing the positive factors of each client giving the Court the detailed grounds for and reasons each client is seeking an expungement order from the Court. Our goal is to bolster you petition for expungement with our custom supporting packets for each petition. If you are a Licensed Professional that has had a prior arrest in Orange Beach, Alabama, or surrounding areas, that record of arrest will remain on your criminal background report unless you are granted an Order of Expungement in Alabama. You need an experienced Orange Beach, Alabama Expungement Lawyer to represent you through the legal process. Many Licensed Professionals across the USA that were previously arrested in Orange Beach, Alabama have already trusted our law firm to represent them through the petition for expungement process in Alabama. No attorney can ethically guarantee a result in any representation. Our experience and results in petitions for expungement representation in Alabama speaks for itself. Check out our Google Reviews on our Google Map Page titled “Orange Beach Criminal Defense Lawyer – J.M. Copeland”. For more information regarding your particular expungement eligibility, feel free to email us at: Jordan@OrangeBeachLawyer.com or call our office at: (251) 545-3637.
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