Fill and Sign the Petition for Expungement of Adult Record Delaware Form

Form 281 Rev 9/18 The Family Court of the State of Delaware In and For New Castle Kent Sussex County BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION FOR ADULT EXPUNGEMENTS Any individual seeking the expungement of an adult record must obtain and attach a copy of their Certified State Criminal History to their pleading. To obtain a copy of the Certified State Criminal History, you must report to one of the SBI locations listed below: New Castle County Delaware State Police – Troop 2 100 Lagrange Ave. Newark, DE 19702 1-800-464-4357 OR (302) 739-2528 (APPOINTMENT REQUIRED) Kent County Blue Hen Mall and Corporate Center – Suite 1B 655 Bay Rd. Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-5871 (NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY) Sussex County Thurman-Adams State Service Center Room 202 546 S. Bedford St. Georgetown, DE 19947 (302) 856-5340 (APPOINTMENT REQUIRED) You will incur a cost at SBI to obtain your Certified State Criminal History. New Castle and Kent Counties will accept cash, money order, or credit (debit, MasterCard & Visa) as payment. Sussex County will only accept money order or credit. Cash will NOT be accepted at the Sussex County location. Personal checks will not be accepted at any location. 1 of 3 Form 281 Rev 9/18 The Family Court of the State of Delaware In and For New Castle Kent Sussex County PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF ADULT RECORD Petitioner DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL       New Castle County Street Address (including Apt) 820 N. French Street       Wilmington, DE 19801 P.O. Box Number Kent County       102 W. Water Street City/State/Zip Code Dover, DE 19904       Sussex County Attorney Name 114 East Market Street       Georgetown, DE 19947 Interpreter needed? Yes No Language       Pursuant to 10 Del. C. § 1025,       (Petitioner), hereby petitions for the expungement of his/her criminal record. The following are the charges brought against the Petitioner in Family Court (list any additional charges on Form 281E): Charge Offense Date Incident No. Disposition Date Disposition                                                                                                                         The following information MUST be completed in its entirety for the Court to consider the petition The Petitioner has no prior criminal record. The continued existence and possible dissemination of information relating to the arrest of the Petitioner causes, or may cause, circumstances which constitute a manifest injustice to the Petitioner. You must explain how the Petitioner is negatively affected by the continued existence of this record:             Pursuant to 10 Del. C . § 1025, the Petitioner requests that this Court enter an order directing: That all indicia of arrest contained in the police records and the Court records relating to the above mentioned charges be expunged and removed from the files and placed in the control of the supervisor of the State Bureau of Identification as provided for in 10 Del. C. § 1025 (e)(5). That certified copies of this Court’s Order be sent to the Petitioner, the Delaware Department of Justice, the United States Department of Justice, the State Bureau of Identification, the Delaware State Police and the Arresting Agency. That the Department of Justice and the Family Court of the State of Delaware take appropriate steps to see that all records not destroyed pursuant to this order be handled in such a manner as to insure that they not be opened to public inspection or disclosure. That it shall not be necessary for the Petitioner to disclose his/her arrest on the above mentioned charges for any reason. 2 of 3 Petitioner’s Signature Sworn to and subscribed before me this       day of       ,       Clerk of Court/Notary Public Date Form 281 Rev 9/18 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING I, the Movant, affirm that a true and correct copy of this Motion was placed in the U.S. Mail on the day of and sent to the other party or attorney at the address listed on the petition, first class postage pre-paid. Movant Sworn to subscribed before me this ______ day of ______________________, _________ Clerk of Court/ Notary Public 3 of 3