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LeeOblivious OP t1_jcbb6zf wrote

So apparently the local highway patrol office is not following court orders and sealing expunged convictions. They arrested a man for having a firearm after someone else rear-ended him, because they still had a record of his conviction (that was expunged in 2021). The incident happened in May of 2022.

It sounds like he has a strong case. He had the proof of expungement on him, and they just did not like it.

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QuarterInchSocket t1_jccvpvf wrote

"Oh it could be a fake".
Bullshit....you have a computer and access to all information within the realm of law enforcement. Stop being a lazy pig and start searching. Bitch just wanted to bring in an arrest and not to do her fucking job with accuracy. ACAB.

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mb10240 t1_jcdhyfx wrote

> So apparently the local highway patrol office is not following court orders and sealing expunged convictions.

Or the circuit clerk didn’t forward a copy of the judgment to the Highway Patrol’s CJIS division. This happens a lot more often then you’d like to think; not everything is nefarious or neglectful on the part of law enforcement.

There are a number of other non-nefarious scenarios where the computer record doesn’t get expunged like it should.

Source: I’ve been a lawyer in Missouri for nearly 15 years.

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