Cite as: 22 CNCA § 18

Persons authorized to file a motion for expungement, as provided herein, must be within one of the following categories:

1. The person has been acquitted;

2. The person was arrested and no charges are filed or charges are dismissed within one (1) year of the arrest; or

3. The statute of limitations on the offense had expired and no charges were filed.

For purposes of this act, "expungement" shall mean the sealing of criminal records.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990.