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Expungement and Criminal Records

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Fact Sheets

Criminal Records
Public vs. Private Information: Criminal Records
Criminal Expungement in Minnesota: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pro Se Petitioners
Your Job: Background Checks, Medical and Drug Tests and More
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Other Resources

Do-It-Yourself Forms

Criminal Expungement - Minnesota Court Forms and Information
Welcome! The Minnesota Courts have information about what types of criminal cases qualify for expungement and the forms to use to ask for an expungement.
Source: Minnesota Courts
Court Fee Waiver (IFP) - Do it Yourself
Welcome! This free program helps you create the forms to ask the court for a Fee Waiver. These forms are also called an In Forma Pauperis, or IFP. The program works by asking you…
Source: Education for Justice

Helpful Websites

Reentry Resources
Author: Department of Health and Human Services

 A consolidated location for available reentry resources for returning citizens and their families to help people leaving the criminal justice system.

Go to the website: Reentry Resources
Crime Victim Rights and Criminal Expungement
Author: Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Explains the crime victim's rights when a perpetrator is seeking to have their criminal record expunged.

Go to the website: Victim Rights and Expungement - MN DPS
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