Lewis v. State
Lewis v. State
Opinion of the Court
We affirm in accordance with section 943.0581, Florida Statutes (1997). The Department of Law Enforcement has promul
We also affirm as to Appellant’s claim under section 943.0585. This section provides that the court may not expunge a criminal record until the petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for expunction. As no such certificate appears in the record, Appellant would not be entitled to expunction under this section. See State v. Silva, 691 So.2d 529 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) (department was not required to enforce trial court order to expunge where defendant did not obtain certificate of eligibility).
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