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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided August 27, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Michael P. Martin Office of Chief Counsel Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

QUESTION: 1. May records of a conviction be expunged pursuant to s. 943.058, F.S. (1990 Supp.)?

2. Does expunction of records pursuant to s. 943.058, F.S., (1990 Supp.), affect an individual's status as a felon for purposes of s. 790.23, F.S.?

3. Did s. 943.058(3), F.S. (1987), allowing expunction of criminal records maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, notwithstanding s. 943.058(2), F.S., "only upon a specific finding by a circuit court of unusual circumstances…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Andrew Jackson Life Ins. Co. v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. GreenbergDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Russell v. Miami Herald Publishing Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Williamson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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