The record is physically or electronically kept confidential

If ever questioned about the record, the court will respond that it does not exist, but with exceptions.

The law allows some people or agencies to access sealed records. For example, law enforcement, military, child-serving agencies, and child care agencies

Sealing orders must be sent to the FBI, so the arrest record can be sealed (but still accessible by some agencies).

A juvenile record is created when a young person is arraigned in the juvenile court, for an offense prior to a child’s 18th birthday. Prior to September 2013, the records of 17-year-olds were considered criminal records and will appear on a CORI.

Juvenile records are more confidential than criminal records and do not appear on a CORI.

As of October 2018, all Youthful Offender (Y.O.) cases originating in juvenile court are not longer reported on a CORI. If you were denied employment or housing in the past due to a Y.O. record, the record will not appear on a new CORI request

Who can access a Juvenile Record?

• Most employers, landlords, banks, hospitals and the general public can not see juvenile records, even if unsealed

• Camps can see juvenile records of staff and job applicants, but can not see sealed juvenile records

• police, prosecutors and the courts for “law enforcement purposes” can access all juvenile records, including sealed records

• Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) can see juvenile records of staff and job applicants to child care and other child-serving agencies, including sealed records

• Department of Children and Families (DCF) can see juvenile records of staff and volunteers and can see juvenile records of all members of a foster and adoptive families who are 15 years or older, even if sealed.

The record is completely destroyed from the court files

If ever questioned about the record, the court will respond that it does not exist.

No one can access the record, even agencies that can access sealed records

Expungement orders must be sent to the FBI, so the arrest record can be expunged.

A criminal record is created when an individual is arraigned in district or superior court. The records of children who are indicted in Superior Court will be treated as a criminal record and will appear on a CORI.

All employers, landlords and the general public can have access to a criminal record of an open cases, and all misdemeanor convictions (less than 3 years) or felony convictions (less than 7 years)

Some employers can access all convictions and non-convictions, even those older than 3 or 7 years old.

Agencies working with children and elderly persons, law enforcement and camps can access all criminal records, even if they did not end in a conviction and even if they are sealed.