If you want your record expunged, please follow the steps below:
Step 1:
If you do not already have a recent background check please request one by using this link:
Department of Public Safety Background Check.
You can have the background check mailed to you and you can upload it to our online intake form in Step 2. Alternatively, you can have the background check mailed or faxed to our office at the below address and/or fax number. If you do this, please note that you had the background check sent to us in your intake form in Step 2:
Name or Company Name:
Mississippi Center for Justice
Point of Contact:
Sierre R. Anton
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1023
Jackson, MS 39215
Fax: (601) 352-4769
Step 2:
Click the blue link below to complete our online intake form. Please provide as much detail as you have from the background check and/or any other documents you have related to your charges.
Once you have completed the intake form, please allow our attorneys up to 90 days to review your submission and determine whether you are eligible for expungement in Mississippi.
Step 3:
Follow all directions from the attorney to complete and file your expungement petition.
The quickest way to start the process and to get an expungement is to sign up for one of our in-person expungement clinics. We conduct these clinics all the time across Mississippi. You do not have to be a resident of a particular community to apply. Feel free to travel to any clinic. Check our event calendar for other clinics.
An expungement is the deletion or “striking-out” of an offense or offenses from one’s criminal record. A criminal record includes a list of criminal activity arrests as well as traffic violations. Currently, the state of Mississippi does not allow for the expungement of traffic offenses/violations per Miss. Code Ann. 99-19-71. The effect of an expungement is to restore a person to the legal status that he or she held prior to any arrest or indictment.
Today, nearly one-third of the adult population has a criminal history record also known as a “rap sheet.” The state of Mississippi allows for expungement of most misdemeanor offenses and some felony offenses. If you have ever been arrested (conviction or non-conviction), you may need an expungement to remove the arrest and/or conviction from your criminal history record.
The Mississippi Center for Justice currently assists individuals seeking an expungement of their record in all 82 counties of Mississippi. The Center will aid you in this process by providing you with the necessary self-help tools. We will help you gather proper documents from the court and/or the arresting agency, draft a petition and order for expungement, and provide “Next Steps” instructions for pro-se filing in the appropriate court.
Should the court grant your petition for expungement, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Criminal Information Center, the Criminal Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other agency or department in possession of any official records and/or identification data will also expunge any and all references, records, and databases related to said offense or offenses.