This podcast refers to statutory expungement. This information should not apply to constitutional expungement rule changes discussed in Amendment 3 that took effect Dec. 8, 2022.
Criminal defense lawyer Scott Pierson has witnessed clients cry and have family celebrations after their records were expunged, a testament to how this state law can positively impact Missouri residents. Recent changes to that law have continued to expand who is eligible for expungement as well as reduce the timeframe for when one can apply for expungement. Before this law took effect, only a dozen offenses qualified for expungement. Now, more than 1,900 offenses qualify.
In The Missouri Bar’s new “Is It Legal to…?” podcast, Pierson – with Twible Pearson Criminal Law in Springfield – discusses what exactly expungement means, which offenses qualify, ongoing changes to the law, and the process residents can take to have their records sealed.
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