Kit Revised: 04/2009, CN 10557 (How to Expunge Your Criminal and/or Juvenile Record) page 6 of 34
Step 3: File and Serve the Forms
Make three (3) copies of your notarized
Petition for Expungement (Form A), Order
for Hearing (Form B), and proposed
Expungement Order (Form C). The original
and two (2) copies should be filed with the
court. Keep one copy of each for your
records.
Form D - Cover Letter
The Cover Letter is a form letter that
describes to the Superior Court Criminal
Case Management Office the contents of
your package and the purpose of the
enclosed forms. Fill in the blanks on the
Cover Letter (Form D) and attach the Cover
Letter to the originals and the two
photocopies that you are filing (keep one
copy of each for your records). Include two
large self-addressed envelopes with the
appropriate postage stamped on each
envelope. These envelopes will be used to
send filed copies of your package back to
you. Mail this package to the Criminal Case
Management Office in the county where the
arrest and/or prosecution occurred. If you
prefer, you may file this package in person.
A list of the Criminal Case Management
Offices where these forms should be mailed,
along with telephone numbers, appears at
the end of this guide.
There is a filing fee of $52.50. Most offices
do not accept personal checks, so you should
include a money order or certified check
made out to the Treasurer, State of N.J.
Step 4: Distributing the Filed Copies
One copy of the Petition for Expungement,
Order for Hearing, and the proposed
Expungement Order will be mailed back to
you marked “Filed” and assigned a “Docket
Number.” The Order for Hearing will also
state the time and the date for your hearing.
Immediately after receiving the filed copies
from the court, make at least seven (7)
copies of the Petition for Expungement,
Order for Hearing, and the proposed
Expungement Order.
Mail one copy of each, immediately, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to
each of the following government agencies
that were involved with your case(s):
The Attorney General of New Jersey.
The Superintendent of State Police,
Expungement Unit.
The County Prosecutor.
The Clerk of the municipal court if a
municipal court heard the matter.
The Chief of Police or other head of
the police department where the
offense was committed or the arrest
was made.
The chief law enforcement officer of
any other law enforcement agency of
the state that participated in the
arrest.
The Warden or superintendent of any
institution in which you were
incarcerated.
The County Probation Division
should be provided a copy if you
were granted a conditional discharge,
enrolled into the Pretrial Intervention
Program, enrolled in a juvenile
diversion program (juvenile
conference committee or intake
service conference), granted a
deferred disposition, performed
community service, owed fines or
restitution or you served a term of
probation.
The Division of Criminal Justice,
Records and Identification Unit
should be provided a copy if your
case was processed through the State
Grand Jury.
The County Family Division should
be provided a copy if you are
requesting the expungement of any
juvenile delinquency matters.