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A record or file relating to being a victim of human trafficking can be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312.

Certain serious offenses are ineligible for expungement. K.S.A. 38-2312(b). Petitioner cannot be required to register as a sex offender. K.S.A. 38-2312(c). Petitioner cannot have any pending charges or subsequent convictions or adjudications (other than traffic). K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(B).

An application for expungement must be filed with court where the adjudication took place. For the specific procedure, see K.S.A. 38-2312.

There is a $195 fee for the expungement application. K.S.A. 38-2312(d).

The offense is treated as if it never occurred, except that it may be considered in determining the sentence in any subsequent conviction. K.S.A. 38-2312(f).

The expungement order will be sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which will notify every juvenile or criminal justice agency which may possess records or files ordered to be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312(g).

For the list of the people or entities to which the custodian of records can disclose the existence of expunged records or files, see K.S.A. 38-2312(k).

For the petition to expunge records in Kansas, visit here.

The petition can be filed at any time. K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(A)(iii).