Everything You Need to Know About Expungements in Missouri. Attorney Christopher Combs and Matthew Brown from Combs Waterkotte answer the most commonly asked questions about clearing arrest records and expunging criminal convictions in Missouri.
Interview Transcript
Jessica Ambuehl: So who can actually see expunged records?
Matt Brown: So when, when your record is expunged, a majority, if not a large majority of places, aren’t gonna be able to see your record that’s been expunged.
There’s always going to be certain government agencies or criminal justice agencies that are gonna be able to see your record. Prosecuting attorney’s office, obviously most federal government agencies are still gonna be able to see your record.
So it’s not completely sealed from everybody, but your typical run of the mill employers, they’re not ever gonna be able to see your expunged record.
Jessica Ambuehl: Okay. We talk about sealing. Would it be sealed from me or is there a way that I can actually see if it’s been expunged?
Matt Brown: You can always go and request your own criminal background check through the Missouri Highway Patrol. I know there’s different places available online that you can pay money to. I would never trust those to be accurate.
But if you ever wanted to check out your own criminal record, especially after an expungement to see if those things have fallen off, you can always go through the Missouri Highway Patrol and request a criminal background check and see if that information has fallen off your record.
