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El Paso DWI Attorneys and Criminal Defense Attorneys defending DWI and Criminal Cases in El Paso and the surrounding areas. For more information please call: 915-317-1933 and visit www.dwielpaso.com The Importance of DWI Expungement This brief video will discuss the importance of DWI expungement when facing DWI charges in Texas. First off, let’s DWI Expungement, its to erase, strike or blot out from one’s criminal history. The disadvantages of having a DWI record: • Most companies today are performing background checks during the application process • It’s not uncommon for landlords to run background checks on potential tenants when applying as a renter • And third, many companies and land lords frown on applicants with DWI convictions on their record. The advantages of expungement is: • Entitles a convicted individual to avoid public disclosure of the conviction • It gives you a clean record • And as discussed theres no hassles or discrimination from potential employers and land lords. In order to be eligible for expungement : • DUI charge against you, has to have been dismissed • You have been found not guilty of a DWI charge • You have been pardoned • Someone used your name when they were arrested • You’re a minor charged with your first drinking offense • And finally you’re a minor has successfully completed a deferred sentence To initiate the expungement , the convicted person usually must file a petition with the court requesting an expungement order. The court will …

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