In order to expunge a felony conviction in New Jersey, an individual must not have been convicted of any “prior or subsequent crimes.” Thus, an individual cannot expunge a felony conviction if they have previously or subsequently been convicted of a felony conviction. While it is clear that individuals who have been convicted or sentenced for multiple felonies on multiple dates are not eligible for an expungement, questions nonetheless remain.

Under certain situations, individuals in New Jersey can apply for the expungement of their mental health commitment records. The intent of these provisions is to eliminate any stigmas that might attach to a person who was committed to a psychiatric hospital. Expungement may be possible regardless of whether a commitment was voluntary or involuntary in nature. In addition, it may be possible to expunge determinations of dangerousness.

On December 4, 2015, Randolph H. Wolf was selected to teach an expungement seminar on behalf of the Monmouth County Bar Association. The seminar was taught to approximately 30-40 other New Jersey lawyers who were interested in learning more about expungements in New Jersey in return for continuing legal education (“CLE”) credit. During the lecture, Mr. Wolf talked about the expungement process in New Jersey, eligibility requirements, and recent expungement case law and develo

Due to the numerous statutory requirements that exist in order to obtain an expungement in New Jersey, many individuals are unfortunately not eligible to have their record expunged. This can be due to the fact that they have a disqualifying conviction, have too many convictions, or because they have not yet met the time requirement for expungement.

Several counties in New Jersey have implemented a Drug Court program. In Drug Court, the State and criminal defense attorneys work together to help non-violent drug offenders, who are often addicts, by rehabilitating them, as opposed to incarcerating them or imposing other harsh sentences. The theory is that, without appropriate treatment, these individuals are bound to come into contact with the criminal justice system again