Legal Tune Up can help remove eligible criminal records from WORCS

WORCS stands for the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Wisconsin Online Record Check System

Why Clean Up Your Records?

“Adverse online information can be a huge barrier for people who did no wrong, or were found not guilty or had the charges dismissed,” according to Ray Dall’Osto, a defense attorney at Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown. “Their opportunity for employment, housing and credit can be and is severely impacted when people look on CCAP and see this information, even when a case is dismissed.”

Removing eligible criminal records can have a positive impact for people and their families.

Landlords and employers can search criminal records in approving renters or in hiring people.
This can lead to bias against people based on the current records
Removing these records can increase the opportunities to get a new job or housing.

What Records May Be Removed from WORCS?

Under Wisconsin law, records eligible for removal from the DOJ’s WORCS database are:
Dismissed charges or charges not prosecuted
Arrest Records when no charges were filed
Records in connection with an acquittal
Records that are not for you (i.e., mistaken identity)

What Records Are Not Eligible for Removal from WORCS?

Dismissed charges that are a part of an arrest event in which other charges resulted in a conviction. An example would be:
If someone was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct
The battery was dismissed
The person was still convicted of disorderly conduct