I want my criminal record cleared
Once the sentence has been served and the period has passed without committing a new offence, you are entitled to have it cancelled: from six months for minor penalties.
Your right
Cancellation automatically or on request, once the period has passed without committing a new offence.
«Los condenados que hayan extinguido su responsabilidad penal tienen derecho a obtener del Ministerio de Justicia, de oficio o a instancia de parte, la cancelación de sus antecedentes penales»
Periods
Six months for minor penalties; two years for penalties of up to twelve months and for offences of negligence.
«a) Seis meses para las penas leves. b) Dos años para las penas que no excedan de doce meses y las impuestas por delitos imprudentes.»
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General information, not advice on your specific case. Text prepared with the help of artificial intelligence; every quotation is a verbatim extract from the official text and is checked against the BOE every night. Other common letters.