The NCIC is not public information; it is available only to law enforcement, government agencies, and organizations given permission to search the records. Id. Ala. 2010).5Occasionally, courts have agreed to expunge an arrest record upon a showing of need where the government did not object.6. Theft and Shoplifting in Washington, D.C. Destruction of Property in Washington, D.C. Koehler Law provides information on this site for both public service and advertising/marketing purposes. 44936(b)(1). While it removes a particular arrest and/or conviction from an individual criminal record, the underlying object of expungement remains public. For example, in the state of Illinois, you must send copies of the petition to the state Attorney General's office, the police department that arrested you, the chief legal officer of that police department and the Illinois state police department. http://www.justice.gov/pardon/statistics.htm, http://www.propublica.org/series/presidential-pardons, https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/definition_conviction-kb-20180307.pdf. If there is no disposition, or if the disposition did not result in a conviction or in a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity of a disqualifying offense, the individual is not disqualified. See L. 106560 (December 21, 2000) (An Act To provide protection against the risks to the public that are inherent in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners.); 42 U.S.C. In addition to extending ban-the-box requirements to employment on federal contracts, including defense contracts, it would also prohibit agency procurement officials from asking persons seeking federal contracts and grants about their criminal history, until an apparent award has been made. Background checks contents can vary considerably - depending on the employers requirements, the quality of the information resources used by the screening company, and the state. III. Can the FBI see sealed records? - TimesMojo 1572.103(a). 1570.3. In addition, the Federal Child Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. Prado v. Barr, No. 3d 160, 166 (D.D.C. If the judge does seal the records, the FBI is notified. Expert Law: Obtaining or Expunging a Criminal Record. The information contained in your FBI background check is considered valid up to the moment the report itself was pulled.