The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office will host its 6th Annual Expungement Fair July 23-24, with assistance from Kansas Legal Services and Unite KC. The event will take place at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Center, 6565 State Ave., from 4 to 8 p.m.
Prescreening for the event is currently underway. To begin the process, check the eligibility criteria below and then email your name and date of birth to DAexpungements@wvcokck.org to confirm your eligibility. You can also call the office at 913-573-2851 for prescreening.
Eligibility Criteria
•Case Paid Off: The case to be expunged must have no unpaid restitution, fines, fees, etc. It’s common to be unaware of outstanding court debt even after release from supervision. Call the court where you were convicted to verity your fines have been paid in full.
•Waiting Period: A certain number of years must have passed since the completion of the sentence (usually probation or parole). The waiting period is generally 3 or 5 years, depending on the crime’s severity. For some DUIs, it is 7 or 10 years.
•No Registration Requirement: The case must not have a current requirement to register on an offender database, even if you have moved out of state to avoid registering.
•No New or Pending Felonies: There must be no new felony convictions within the past two years, and no felony charges pending against you.
•Expungeable Crime: Under Kansas law, certain crimes cannot be expunged. Generally, these include crimes involving sexual offenses, children, or murder/manslaughter.For more information and to see if you qualify, visit the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office website.