How to File for Expungement in Alaska

SIS set-asides are handled within the original case: before probation ends the court notifies the prosecutor, and if probation is completed successfully the court ordinarily sets aside the conviction; if it considers denying the set-aside, the person gets notice and a chance to be heard. To report a case that should have been removed from CourtView, file form TF-810 with the court where the case was filed. To seal information based on mistaken identity or false accusation, send a written request to the head of the agency that keeps the record.

The court system may not publish a criminal case on a public website once 60 days have passed after the defendant was acquitted of all charges, all charges were dismissed (other than as part of a plea deal in another case), some charges were acquitted and the rest dismissed, or all charges were dismissed after a suspended entry of judgment. Qualifying cases should be removed from CourtView automatically; a missed case can be reported with form TF-810 to the court where it was filed. Separately, a person may ask the agency that keeps the record to seal information that, beyond a reasonable doubt, resulted from mistaken identity or false accusation; a denial can be appealed to court.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, keeps the Alaska Central Repository of criminal history, and the subject of a record may view or buy a copy of it. A name-based check costs $20: mail the completed form for criminal justice information requested by the record subject with a check or money order, or apply in person at a DPS walk-in location; DPS also offers a secure online name-based request. A fingerprint-based check costs $35 and checks Alaska records only; prints must be on a standard FD-258 card. Mailing address: Criminal Records & Identification Bureau, Department of Public Safety, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Your FBI record is obtained separately by contacting the FBI directly.