reidict t1_jcbhsiw wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:26 PM

I got in trouble for smoking weed in the dorms at Mizzou, they had me take some drunk driving education courses and do some community service to get it "expunged" from my record so that "it would be the same on your record as if it didn't happen". Well a few years back when I was applying to DoorDash I found out it very much still shows up and basically gets treated the same as if I had a DUI, seemingly. So based on my own negative experience and this story it feels that expungement just does not get taken seriously in Missouri, unfortunately.

GenealogyThrowaway85 t1_jci1q7b wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:45 PM

An expungement is a specific legal procedure with a specific meaning, and you generally need to hire an attorney to get one done. It sounds more like you entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which is a typical outcome for a lot of minor in possession cases and things like that. A DPA just means that the prosecuting attorney won't pursue the case, so it won't go to court, you won't have to worry about ending up with a conviction on your record, and there won't be any record of the charge with the court or on CaseNet as long as you hold up your end of the bargain. However, your arrest records still exist and, unless you pursue an actual expungement, they will remain on file and show up on any background check that goes through a law enforcement agency.