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Court forms for criminal records

A collection of court forms related to sealing and expunging criminal records.

A criminal record is a record of Massachusetts court appearances for alleged violation(s) of the criminal laws.  

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Sealing criminal records

Open PDF file, 510.97 KB,  Personal Massachusetts Juvenile Court Activity Record Information Request Form (English, PDF 510.97 KB)

Form for juvenile offenders to request a copy of their CARI (9/30/14).

Open PDF file, 150.45 KB,  Petition to Seal Form (English, PDF 150.45 KB)

Form used to request to seal your criminal record (4/12). Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Open PDF file, 1.31 MB,  Petition to Seal Criminal Records for Nolle Prosequi or Dismissal (English, PDF 1.31 MB)

Trial Court form for use in cases with a nolle prosequi or dismissal. Rev. 3/24

Open PDF file, 1.29 MB,  General Motion (TC0059) (English, PDF 1.29 MB)

Expunging criminal records

Open PDF file, 1.32 MB,  Petition for Expungement Form (English, PDF 1.32 MB)

This form is used to request a non-time-based expungement of your criminal record (12/20/18).

Petition to Expunge Form 

This form is used to request a time-based expungement of your criminal record (10/11/18).

Open PDF file, 1.33 MB,  Petition for Expungement of Marijuana Offenses Form (English, PDF 1.33 MB)

This form can be used to petition the court for expungement of marijuana offenses that were based on now decriminalized amounts of marijuana (11/8/22).

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