This information concerns the arrest of Sheriff Finch and subsequent removal from office by Gov. Scott (R) in Florida.
David DeGerolamo
11C-7.008 Administrative Expunction Procedures.
(1) Non-judicial records of arrest made contrary to law or by mistake will be administratively expunged by the Department, upon application by the arresting law enforcement agency, or by the person arrested or, in the case of a minor child, the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested. An application submitted by the person arrested or the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested, shall be supported by the endorsement of the head or chief law enforcement officer of the arresting agency or of the state attorney of the judicial circuit in which the arrest occurred.
(2) Application for administrative expunction requires either that the arresting law enforcement agency has determined that the arrest was made contrary to law or by mistake; or that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final order finding that the arrest was made contrary to law or by mistake.
(3) An application for administrative expunction must be in writing. If submitted by the arresting law enforcement agency, the application shall be on agency letterhead, and signed by the head or chief law enforcement officer of the arresting agency or his or her authorized designee. An application submitted by the person arrested or the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested, must be in writing and must identify the relationship of the person signing the application to the person arrested.
(4) A supporting endorsement of an application submitted by the person arrested or the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested, must be in writing, on agency letterhead, and signed by the head or chief law enforcement officer of the arresting agency or his or her authorized designee or by the state attorney of the judicial circuit in which the arrest occurred or his or her authorized designee.
(5) An application for administrative expunction submitted by the arresting law enforcement agency, or the supporting endorsement in the case of an application submitted by the person arrested or the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested, shall identify the arrest to be expunged by providing the following information. Written documents related to administrative expunctions shall make specific reference to identifying information, including:
(a) Name and Aliases;
(b) Sex and Race;
(c) Date of Birth;
(d) Social Security Number (if available, used for identification – not mandatory);
(e) Date and Time of Arrest;
(f) Original Charges(s);
(g) FDLE Number and FBI Number (if applicable and known);
(h) OBTS Number;
(i) Reason for Administrative Expunction;
(6) If the person was arrested on a warrant, capias, or pick-up order, the request for an administrative expunction, or the supporting endorsement of an application submitted by the person arrested or the parent or legal guardian of the minor person arrested, may be made by the sheriff of the county where the warrant, capias, or pick-up order was issued or his or her designee, or by the state attorney of the judicial circuit where the warrant, capias, or pick-up order was issued or his or her designee.
(7) When an administrative expunge application meets the statutory requirements, the Department will notify the arresting agency, which is then responsible for expunging its records of the arrest, and for notifying any other agency to which it provided the criminal history record information that is the subject of the administrative expunction.
(8) No application or endorsement made under this section shall be admissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise be construed in any way as an admission of liability in connection with an arrest.
(9) The procedures by which an individual may secure an administrative correction of the criminal history record pertaining to the individual are set out in Chapter 11C-8, F.A.C. Non-criminal arrest records which are mistakenly or improperly forwarded to the Department for processing and retention as criminal history records will be removed as an administrative correction by the Department.
Rulemaking Authority 943.03, 943.0581 FS. Law Implemented 943.0581 FS. History–New 8-5-92, Amended 3-21-07, 4-16-09.
