Fl. R. Crim. P. 3.989

As amended through November 4, 2024

Rule 3.989 - SWORN STATEMENT; PETITION; AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL FORMS

(a) Sworn Statement in Support of Petition.

In the Circuit Court of the

_______________ Judicial Circuit,

in and for____________

County, Florida

Case No.:_________________

Division_________________

State of Florida,	)
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Plaintiff,	)
)
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v.	)
______________________________,	)
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_______________________________	)

SWORN STATEMENT

State of Florida

County of__________________

I, .....(name of defendant/petitioner)....., am the defendant/petitioner in the above-styled cause and I do hereby swear or affirm that:

1. I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this

sworn statement.

2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.

3. I was arrested on .....(date)....., by .....(arresting agency)....., and I have not been adjudicated guilty of, nor adjudicated delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from that arrest or the alleged criminal activity surrounding my arrest.

4. I am eligible for the relief requested, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and do not have any other petition to expunge or seal pending before any court.

5. I have never secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585 or 943.059, Florida Statutes, or under former section 893.14, 901.33, or 943.058, Florida Statutes, or the record is otherwise eligible for expunction because it has been sealed for at least 10 years.

6. (For use in expunction petitions only.) My record of arrest for this date has been sealed for at least 10 years; or an indictment, information, or other charging document was not filed against me for the above criminal transaction; or an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against me was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court.

_______________________________

Petitioner

Sworn to and subscribed before me on .....(date)......

_______________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC, or other

person authorized to

administer an oath

Printed, typed, or stamped

commissioned name of Notary Public

Personally known .......... or produced identification ...........

Type of identification produced ....................

My commission expires:

(b) Order to Expunge.

In the Circuit Court of the

_______________Judicial Circuit,

in and for__________________

County, Florida____________________

Case No.:_____________________

Division____________________

State of Florida,	)
)
Plaintiff,	)
)
)
)
)
__________________________,	)
Defendant/Petitioner.	)
__________________________	)

ORDER TO EXPUNGE UNDER SECTION 943.0585, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.692

THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard before me this date on a petition to expunge certain records of the petitioner's arrest on .....(date)....., by .....(arresting agency)....., for .....(charges)....., and the court having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, the court hereby finds the following:

1. The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.

2. The petitioner was not adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the arrest or criminal activity to which this expunction petition pertains.

3. The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585 or 943.059, Florida Statutes, or under former section 893.14, 901.33, or 943.058, Florida Statutes, or the record is otherwise eligible for expunction because it has been sealed for at least 10 years.

4. This record has either been sealed for at least 10 years; or no indictment, information, or other charging document was ever filed in this case against the petitioner; or an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against the defendant was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court.

5. A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanied the petition for expunction of nonjudicial criminal history records. Whereupon it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition to expunge is granted. All court records pertaining to the above-styled case shall be sealed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692; and it is further

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the clerk of this court shall forward a certified copy of this order to the (check one) .....state attorney, .....special prosecutor, .....statewide prosecutor, ..... .....(arresting agency)....., and the Sheriff of ......................... County, who will comply with the procedures set forth in section 943.0585, Florida Statutes, and appropriate regulations of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and who will further forward a copy of this order to any agency that their records reflect has received the instant criminal history record information; and it is further

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that .....(arresting agency)..... shall expunge all information concerning indicia of arrest or criminal history record information regarding the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which this petition pertains in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 943.0585, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692.

All costs of certified copies involved herein are to be borne by the ....................

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at ....................County, Florida, on .....(date)......

_________________________

Circuit Court Judge

(c) Order to Seal.

In the Circuit Court of the

_________ Judicial Circuit,

in and for_________________

County, Florida

Case No.:_____________________

Division__________________________

State of Florida,	)
)
Plaintiff,	)
)
)
)
)
__________________________,	)
Defendant/Petitioner.	)
__________________________	)

ORDER TO SEAL RECORDS UNDER SECTION 943.059, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.692

THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard before me this date on petitioner's petition to seal records concerning the petitioner's arrest on .....(date)....., by the .....(arresting agency)....., and the court having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise advised in the premises, the court hereby finds:

1. The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.

2. The petitioner was not adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the arrest or criminal activity to which the instant petition pertains.

3. The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585 or 943.059, Florida Statutes, or under former section 893.14, 901.33, or 943.058, Florida Statutes.

4. A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanied the instant petition for sealing nonjudicial criminal history records. Whereupon it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition to seal records is granted. All court records pertaining to the above-styled case shall be sealed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692; and it is further

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the clerk of this court shall forward a certified copy of this order to the (check one) .....state attorney, .....special prosecutor, .....statewide prosecutor, ..... .....(arresting agency)....., and the ..... Sheriff of .................... County, who will comply with the procedures set forth in section 943.059, Florida Statutes, and appropriate regulations of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and who will further forward a copy of this order to any agency that their records reflect has received the instant criminal history record information; and it is further

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that .....(arresting agency)..... shall seal all information concerning indicia of arrest or criminal history record information regarding the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which this petition pertains in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 943.059, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692.

All costs of certified copies involved herein are to be borne by the ....................

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at ....................County, Florida, on .....(date)......

______________________

Circuit Court Judge

(d) Petition to Expunge or Seal.

In the Circuit Court of the

________ Judicial Circuit,

in and for___________________

County, Florida

Case No.:__________________

Division______________________

State of Florida,

State of Florida,	)
)
Plaintiff,	)
)
V.	)
) )
)
______________________,	)
Defendant/Petitioner	)
______________________	)

PETITION TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL

The petitioner, ...................., by and through the undersigned attorney, petitions this honorable court, under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692 and section ..... 943.0585, or .....section 943.059 Florida Statutes, to .....expunge/seal.....all criminal history record information in the custody of any criminal justice agency and the official records of the court concerning the petitioner's arrest on .....(date)....., by .....(arresting agency)....., for .....(charges)....., and as grounds therefor shows:

1. On .....(date)....., the petitioner, ...................., a .....(race/sex)....., whose date of birth is .....(date of birth)....., was arrested by (arresting agency), and charged with .....(charges)......

2. The petitioner has not been adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated guilty of committing any of the acts stemming from this arrest or alleged criminal activity.

3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation, in this state nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.

4. The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section 943.0585 or 943.059, Florida Statutes, or under former section 943.058, 893.14, Florida Statutes, or 901.33, Florida Statutes.

5. (To be used only when requesting expunction.) The petitioner's record has been sealed under section 943.059, Florida Statutes, or under former section 943.058, 893.14, or 901.33, Florida Statutes, for at least 10 years; or there has not been an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against the petitioner who is the subject of this criminal history record information; or an indictment, information, or other charging document filed against the petitioner who is the subject of this criminal history information was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court.

6. A Certificate of Eligibility for .....expunction/sealing..... of nonjudicial criminal history records issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanies this petition.

WHEREFORE, the petitioner moves to .....expunge/seal..... any criminal history record information and any official court records regarding his/her arrest by .....(arresting agency)....., for .....(charges)....., on .....(date)......

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading has been served on (name of prosecuting authority)....., (check one) .....State Attorney for the .......... Judicial Circuit, in and for ....................County, ..... Special Prosecutor, ..... Statewide Prosecutor; .....(arresting agency).....; ....................

(Sheriff of county in which defendant was arrested, if different); and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, on .....(date)......

______________________________

Name:

Address:

City/State:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Fla. Bar No.:

Fl. R. Crim. P. 3.989

Amended by 265 So.3d 494, effective 1/1/2019; amended by 286 So.3d 214, effective 12/19/2019; amended by 176 So.3d 980, effective 10/8/2015; amended by 137 So.3d 1015, effective 4/24/2014; amended by 132 So.3d 123, effective 1/1/2014; amended by 794 So.2d 457, effective 1/1/2001; amended by 639 So.2d 15, effective 6/16/1994; amended by 630 So.2d 552, effective 1/1/1994; amended by 462 So.2d 386, effective 1/1/1985.

Committee Notes

1984 Adoption. In order to have uniformity throughout the state, the committee proposes these forms for petition to expunge or seal, order to seal, and order to expunge and affidavit. These also should be a great asset to counsel and an invaluable asset to the clerks and FDLE, etc., who will be receiving orders in the future. The subcommittee working on these proposed forms has contacted law enforcement agencies, clerks, etc., for their input as to these proposed forms.

2019 Amendment. Subdivisions addressing human trafficking were moved to rule 3.9895.