Since I've been looking into doing the expungement without a lawyer I've run into one problem. How to i get the court records??? I tried calling up the municipal court but they kept putting me on hold and never answered my questions.. All they said was contact a lawyer so he can retrieve my records...

 

Any help would be appreciated

Tell them you are representing yourself maybe. Is it too far from where you live? Maybe you will have better results in person...they can't put you on hold that way.

No matter what, you'r going to need a lawyer to get your expungement, under the freedom information act you can ask for your record to the cleck in the place that took your case.

You tell them its a public record and if Santa Clause wanted to retrieve the record he could.

No matter what, you'r going to need a lawyer to get your expungement,.

 

Why is that?

I know of a few guys that have gotten things expunged without an attorney

Tell them you are representing yourself maybe. Is it too far from where you live? Maybe you will have better results in person...they can't put you on hold that way.

 

No its not too far from me..I'll try and go tomorrow

The fact is you don't need a lawyer for anything. The truth is that the Lawyer makes things easier. The honest to God truth is that the lawyer will cost you way more money than you can ever imagine.

Hey OP:

 

Here is a link for all the pro se forms, directions, etc you will need for an expungement in NJ.

 

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/ ... ge_kit.pdf

 

Mind you as advised above you dont need a lawyer to do it yourself, but it will make it easier.

 

GOOD LUCK