What is a juvenile diversion expunction?
A person who successfully completed an authorized juvenile diversion program for a misdemeanor, or for a felony that is neither a forcible felony nor one involving a firearm or weapon, may apply for this expunction.
Why it exists alongside automatic expunction. Most juvenile records are automatically expunged at 21, or 26 in some cases. This provision allows relief earlier, which matters for someone applying to college, enlisting, or seeking licensure before then.
It does not count as a prior sealing or expunction, so it preserves the once-in-a-lifetime adult relief.
The process runs through FDLE, and the diversion program must have been an authorized one — worth confirming, since informal arrangements may not qualify.
There's also an early juvenile expungement provision for a person between 18 and 21 under certain conditions.
For a family whose child completed diversion and has something coming up, this is the answer.
If something is coming up before 21 — school, enlistment, a license — this is the path. ---
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