CHAPTER 18. EXPUNGEMENT Art. 917. Expungement and sealing; generally This Chapter provides the exclusive procedure by which records and reports of proceedings under Title VIII of this Code may be expunged and sealed. Acts 1997, No. 1127, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2017, No. 362, §1.
Art. 918. Grounds A. Records and reports of a delinquency matter that did not result in adjudication and records concerning delinquency adjudications for R.S. 14:82, 83.3, 83.4, 89, or 89.2 may be expunged and sealed at any time. B. Records and reports of a matter that resulted in a finding of Families in Need of […]
Art. 919. Procedure for expungement and sealing; motions; order A. A person may move for the expungement and sealing of his records and reports. B. The motion for expungement and sealing shall be substantially in the form provided in Article 925 and shall state facts that constitute grounds for expungement and sealing under Article 918. […]
Art. 920. Order of expungement and sealing; court records A. An order for the expungement and sealing of juvenile court records and reports shall be in the form provided in Article 925 and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall require that the clerk of court expunge and seal all records and reports relating to […]
Art. 921. Order of expungement and sealing; agency records A. An order for the expungement and sealing of juvenile records and reports shall be in the form provided in Article 925 and shall require that both of the following occur: (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, all officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law […]
Art. 922. Expungement and sealing order; effect A. Except for the limited purposes stated in Articles 920 and 921, upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and shall not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile […]
Art. 923. Expungement and sealing of adjudications involving human trafficking victims A. A motion to set aside an adjudication pursuant to the provisions of this Article, may be filed and served upon the district attorney at any time following an adjudication of delinquency and completion of the disposition relating thereto involving the offenses of prostitution […]
Art. 924. Fees A. No court costs or fees shall be allowed against any party to a proceeding for an expungement and sealing. B. The court may waive all or any part of any other fees or costs associated with the expungement and sealing and shall waive those fees and costs upon finding that the […]
Art. 925. Expungement and sealing; forms A. The following form shall be used for filing a motion, setting a contradictory hearing, and ordering the expungement and sealing of records and reports: MOTION FOR EXPUNGEMENT AND SEALING NOW INTO COURT COMES _______________________________, in proper person or through undersigned counsel, and herein moves this Honorable Court: (1) […]
Art. 926. Affidavit of response form The following form shall be used for filing an affidavit of response to a motion for expungement and sealing in accordance with Article 919: AFFIDAVIT OF RESPONSE Pursuant to Children’s Code Article 919, the Respondent agency or office, ____________________, acknowledges the following: { } No Opposition. Respondent has no […]
