Órdenes de expurgación en cortes de Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si te acusan de un crimen y te demuestran que eres inocente, puedes limpiar tu historial. Esto significa que no tendrás que cargar con ese error en el futuro.

Es como borrar un error en un examen. Si al final te dicen que la respuesta estaba equivocada, puedes eliminarla y quedarte con las respuestas correctas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es acusado de un robo, pero luego se demuestra que no lo hizo. Como fue inocente, el juez le ayuda a borrar toda la información sobre el caso de su expediente para que no le afecte en su futuro.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 17-22-950. Summary court expungement orders; removal of Internet-based public records; objections; forms. (A) If criminal charges are brought in a summary court, the accused person is found not guilty or the charges are dismissed or nolle prossed, and the accused person was fingerprinted for the charges, the summary court, at no cost to the accused person, immediately shall issue an order to expunge the criminal records, including any associated bench warrants, of the accused person unless the dismissal of the charges occurs at a preliminary hearing or the accused person has charges pending in summary court and a court of general sessions and the charges arise out of the same course of events. Upon issuance of the order, the summary court shall obtain and verify the presence of all necessary signatures and provide copies of the completed expungement order to all governmental agencies which must receive the order, including, but not limited to, the arresting law enforcement agency; the detention facility or jail; the solicitor's office; the clerk of court, but only in cases in which the charges were appealed to the circuit court or remanded to the summary court from general sessions court; the summary court where the arrest or bench warrants originated; the summary court that was involved in any way in the criminal process of the charges or bench warrants; and SLED. (B) If criminal charges are brought in a summary court, the accused person is found not guilty or the charges are dismissed or nolle prossed, and the person was not fingerprinted for the charges, the accused person may apply to the summary court, at no cost to the accused person, for an order to expunge the criminal records, including any associated bench warrants, of the accused person unless the dis