March 11, 2016
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Judge Tom

It sounds like what you want is a clean record. You could contact the court where the charges were originally filed and ask how to begin the process to get your record destroyed or expunged. Every state has its own laws concerning the destruction of juvenile records. You also could try Googling the name of your state and “destruction or expungement of juvenile record” for more information specific to the laws in your state. Some states require that a person wait until he’s 21 or even 25 to make such a request for certain offenses. Good luck. (Check our Teen Help Network for more help and resources in your area. This is information only – not legal advice.)

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.