Fill and Sign the Expunge Charges Form

IN THE ___________ COURT OF______________ (County), ______________ (State) ______________________ PLAINTIFF (Name of State) V. CAUSE NO. _______,_______ ______________________ DEFENDANT (Name of Defendant) Motion to Expunge Criminal Offender Record Comes now ____________________ (Name of Defendant) , Defendant, in the above-captioned cause, who, by and through his attorney moves the Court to order the expungement of his criminal records, including records generated by the criminal offender record information system on or before __________________ (date) . As reasons therefore, undersigned counsel states the following: ___________________ (Cite state statute) authorizes the Court to order the expungement of the record, upon a finding that there was insufficient probable cause for the arrest of Defendant . As reflected in the court records, there was no probable cause for the arrest of Defendant in this matter. Accordingly, Defendant requests that any reference to the charges in _________________ (docket number) , which were dismissed due to a lack of probable cause for issuing the charges, be removed from the criminal records of ________________ (Name of County) and ________________ (Name of State) . (Another Option for Paragraph 2) ____________________ (Cite state statute) authorizes the Court to order the expungement of the record, upon a finding of the Court there was insufficient probable cause for the arrest of Defendant . As reflected in the court records, there was no probable cause for the arrest of Defendant in this matter. Accordingly, Defendant requests that the Court direct the Clerk of the Court to cause the conviction to be removed from the criminal records of _________________ (Name of County) and _________________ (Name of State) . Respectfully submitted, ________________________ (Name of Defendant) By:______________________ (Printed Name of Attorney) _______________________ (Signature of Attorney) Defendant’s Attorney State Bar No. ____________ Certificate of Service This is to certify that I, _____________________ (Name of Attorney), attorney for Defendant ______________________ (Name of Defendant) , have this date served a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion by U.S. Mail, postage fully prepaid, to the following counsel of record for the State: ______________________ (Name of Attorney) Post Office Box ___________ _________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code This the ____ day of ______________, 20_____. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________ (Name of Defendant) By________________________ (Printed Name of Attorney) __________________________ (Signature of Attorney) Defendant’s Attorney State Bar No. ____________ OF COUNSEL: _______________________ (Name of Attorney) Post Office Box _______-________ ___________________________________ City, State, Zip Code Telephone: ______-______-________ Notice of Motion to Expunge Criminal Offender Record You are notified that on _________________ ( date) , at __________ (time) , or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, in Courtroom _______ of the ____________Court for ______________ County, _________________ (State) , at the ________________ (County) Courthouse at _________________________________ _______________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , Defendant ___________________ (Name of Defendant) , by and through his attorney, will bring on for hearing his Motion to Expunge Criminal Offender Record for the reasons stated in the above Motion. Respectfully Submitted, ________________________ (Printed Name of Attorney) ________________________ (Signature of Attorney) Defendant’s Attorney State Bar No. ____________ OF COUNSEL: ______________________ (Name of Attorney) Post Office Box ________-______ _________________________________ City, State, Zip Code Telephone: _____-_____-________