Every State in the union has statutory law that rules how and what records may be modified, amended, changed, expunged, sealed or otherwise corrected. Before anyone proceeds they should review the existing law for the state for which records relief is  sought. Some states have no laws dealing directly with the issue of records expungement, sealing or amendment. In such cases where there ares no such laws it will often prove to be easier to obtain records relief. There is always relief to be found in the courts. If you have been rehabilitated you have a RIGHT to be free from the lifetime disability of a legal record. See "Expungments 3 rd Edition" for more detailed infomation.  Select the state for which you are seeking records relief information, regulations, rules and statutes: