{"id":114,"date":"2016-01-16T23:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T23:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2016-01-20T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T19:33:23","slug":"expungement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/expungement\/","title":{"rendered":"Expungement"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; class=&#8221;first_element_1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-left&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Applying for jobs, affordable housing, insurance and even travel can be compromised by having a criminal record. An expungement removes this stumbling block and can help you regain normalcy in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Expunction is the destruction of a criminal record by court order. An expungement restores you to the status you had before the criminal record existed. Once an expungement has been granted, you do not have to state that you were ever arrested or stood trial for the expunged offense.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-right&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;first_element_pic&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_Expungement_Small.png\" alt=\"iStock_Expungement_Small\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p>In North Carolina, expunction is generally limited to three sets of circumstances:<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-building accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> \n<p>First-time nonviolent offenses committed more than 15 years ago<\/p>\n <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-building accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> \n<p>First-time offenses committed under the age of 18 or 22<\/p>\n <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-building accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> \n<p>Charges that resulted in dismissal or acquittal<\/p>\n <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Sex crimes, serious drug offenses and major felonies cannot be expunged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you would like to learn more about the expungement process and determine your eligibility, contact our attorneys today for a free consultation.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#3276b1&#8243; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;40&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: right;\">Contact us today for a free consultation<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;about_call&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Contact\" href=\"tel:910-343-8433\">910-343-8433<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; class=&#8221;first_element_1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-left&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Applying for jobs, affordable housing, insurance and even travel can be compromised by having a criminal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-left-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandgreenlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}