For misdemeanors and felonies where the defendant did not serve any prison time, it is possible in some cases for the defendant, following successful completion of probation, to come back to court and have his or her criminal case dismissed. Following this procedure, you will not have a criminal conviction on your record. However, this will not remove your arrest record. The only way this can be done is file a motion to have your arrest record cleared based upon factual innocence (a high standard to prove).

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