How do I get a DWI DUI off my driving record?
Having a DWI on your driving record can affect many different areas of your life, from getting certain jobs to obtaining insurance. The good news is, you can try to get a DWI/DUI expunged from your record.
In order to be eligible for this, you need to be off of probation for the criminal DWI charge for anywhere from 2-4 years. You cannot get a felony DWI/DUI expunged. So long as you have committed no crimes during that time, you are eligible to apply for an expungement on misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor DWI/DUI offenses. That does not mean that it will be granted, just that you have standing to file for it.
Once you have filed for it, you need to be able to give the court a good reason that you need the expungement. It cannot just be that you don’t want it on your record anymore. If you can prove to the court, by clear and convincing evidence, that the benefit to you would be equal to or greater than the detriment to the public in the file being sealed, then you should be granted an expungement, which would get the DWI off of your driving record.
If you have a DWI/DUI on your driving record and you need to get it removed, call the experienced attorneys at Gerald Miller, P.A. to set up a free and confidential consultation.
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