Expungement Attorney in Albuquerque

DEDICATED EXPUNGEMENT ATTORNEY IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Are you searching for an expungement attorney in Albuquerque?  New Mexico’s Expungement Act opens the flood-gate for a sea of cases that formerly were ineligible for expungement. The Department of Public Safety estimates that more than half a million New Mexico cases now qualify for expungement under the new law.

Does your former arrest and/or conviction now qualify for expungement?

The new law permits expungement of most arrest records in cases that did NOT result in a conviction – provided that one year has passed since the case finalized.

The law also provides expungement for records relating to a handful of convictions, provided that the following conditions are met:

• No other charge or proceeding is pending against the Petitioner;
• Restitution, court costs, fines, and fees have been paid;
• All requirements of the sentence have been completed; and
• No other criminal conviction has occurred for a two to four year period.

A handful of cases still remain ineligible for post-conviction expungement under the new law. These include:

• Crimes against children;
• Offenses that cause great bodily harm or death;
• Certain sex offenses;
• Embezzlement; and
• DWI.

New Mexicans that were charged with crimes that did not result in a conviction (i.e. the case was dismissed, conditional discharge, pre-adjudication diversion program, acquittal/not guilty etc.), are eligible for expungement one year after the case was finalized.