An Order of Non-Disclosure, is a court order the prohibits law enforcement, courts, prosecutor offices, court clerks and others, from disclosing your criminal case information to the public.

An expunction (also referred to as “expungement” or having your record “expunged”) means that a criminal record and criminal history are effectively deleted. All records related to the arrest, charges, court proceedings, disposition, sentence, etc. are destroyed when possible or if not possible, all references to the person charged are redacted.

An expunction requires entities and agencies to permanently delete all records related to an arrest. An order of non-disclosure, prohibits law enforcement, county and district clerks and others, from sharing your criminal record information to the general public.