Expungement Attorneys
You may qualify to seal or expunge your record — shielding past mistakes from public view, and lifting the weight of disclosing them on every job, license, or housing application. The clean slate puts you back in the driver's seat of your own future.
At the Law Offices of Aaron Delgado & Associates, we have a long track record of sealing and expunging records for clients across Volusia and Flagler County. Our goal is simple: make the process smooth, keep you informed, and hand you back a future that is not weighed down by your past.
What to expect
The process itself is straightforward. Bring us a fingerprint card — we will provide one — sign the application, and our team manages the rest from filing to final order.
Expect the full process to take six to nine months. If you are anticipating a career change, a professional license application, or an upcoming background check, do not wait. We handle expungements on a single affordable flat fee that covers the entire process, start to finish.
Do you qualify?
Most cases that ended without a conviction (adjudication withheld, dropped, dismissed, or never filed) can qualify under §§ 943.059 / 943.0585. Most cases that ended with an actual adjudication of guilt cannot. We confirm eligibility before you pay anything.
For the full eligibility framework — the sealing-vs-expungement distinction, the one-in-a-lifetime limit, the statutory disqualifying-offense list at § 943.0584, how juvenile records are handled under § 943.0515, and how all of this differs from a clemency-based restoration of civil rights — see our Florida Record Sealing & Expungement Guide.
What gets unlocked when your record is sealed
Employment
Most employers will not see expunged records on background checks. Doors that quietly closed open back up.
Education
Many colleges and graduate programs ask about criminal history. Expungement helps a past mistake stop interfering with what comes next.
Professional licensing
Nursing, real estate, teaching, contracting — many licensing boards screen for criminal records. Expungement clears that path.
Application questions
Under § 943.0585(4), you can lawfully answer "no" to questions about a sealed or expunged case on most private job and housing applications. Limited exceptions apply for criminal-justice agencies and certain licensing.
Peace of mind
No more dreading the next background check. No more wondering whether the next application will quietly disappear into a "no" pile.
Daytona Beach expungement attorneys
We have helped clients across Daytona Beach close the chapter on their criminal records and start a new one. We would be honored to do the same for you.
If you have questions, or you are ready to begin, get in touch at your earliest convenience. You can also reach our firm 24/7 at (386) 255-1400.
Frequently asked
Questions about this practice area
- What's the difference between sealing and expungement in Florida?
- Sealing under Fla. Stat. § 943.059 restricts the record from public view but the record still exists with FDLE and the clerk; a short list of criminal-justice agencies and certain licensing boards can still see it. Expungement under § 943.0585 goes further: the physical record is destroyed by the agencies that hold it, and FDLE retains only a notation that an expungement exists. Expungement is the stronger remedy, but the eligibility path is narrower. Cases that ended with charges dropped, dismissed, or never filed can usually go straight to expungement; cases that ended with a withhold of adjudication usually have to be sealed first, then expunged after a 10-year wait.
- Can I expunge a record if I was convicted?
- Generally, no. Florida sealing and expungement are only available when the case ended without a conviction (adjudication withheld, dropped, dismissed, no-information, or nolle prosequi). If you were adjudicated guilty, sealing and expungement are usually off the table. The path to relief for an actual conviction runs through executive clemency through the Florida Commission on Offender Review, which is a separate process with a different standard, a much longer timeline, and no guarantee of result. Our Florida Record Sealing & Expungement Guide walks through both tracks.
- How long does a Florida expungement take?
- Expect six to nine months from start to final order. The first leg is the Certificate of Eligibility application to FDLE, which itself takes around 90 to 120 days. After FDLE issues the Certificate, we file the court petition and the state attorney has 30 days to object. If there's no objection (the usual case for an eligible record), the court issues the order and FDLE and the clerk carry it out. Plan ahead: if you have a license application, job application, or background check on the horizon, do not wait.
- Once my record is sealed or expunged, can I say I have no record on a job application?
- Under Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(4), once a record has been sealed or expunged, you can lawfully answer "no" to questions about that case on most private job and housing applications. Limited exceptions apply: criminal-justice agencies, candidates for certain public offices, applicants to the Florida Bar, and a specific list of licensing applications (healthcare, child care, and others) can still ask, and you have to answer truthfully in those contexts. For most people, the post-expungement "no" answer is the practical payoff of the entire process.
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Tell us about your case. We will review it confidentially, let you know whether it qualifies, and walk you through every step from the fingerprint card to the final order.
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