§ 943.0583, Fla. Stat.
Florida Human Trafficking Victim Expungement
Offenses committed while you were being trafficked.
Florida recognizes that trafficking victims are often arrested for things they were forced to do. This route expunges those offenses, it is not limited to one in a lifetime, and it is not restricted the way ordinary expungement is.
- Court petition
- Required
- Lifetime relief
- Preserved
- FDLE fee
- None
Who this fits
You were a victim of human trafficking and were arrested for conduct connected to it.
What it actually does to your record
The qualifying offenses are expunged, without consuming your ordinary sealing or expungement rights.
Eligibility is about your whole record
The most common reason applications fail is not the case being cleared — it is a different case entirely. A prior adjudication of guilt anywhere in Florida, including DUI or driving while license suspended, can close this route before it starts. Our screening checks your whole picture, not just the arrest you are focused on.
Questions about human trafficking victim expungement
Who qualifies for human trafficking victim expungement in Florida?
You were a victim of human trafficking and were arrested for conduct connected to it. This relief is governed by § 943.0583, Fla. Stat.. Eligibility also depends on your record as a whole — a prior adjudication of guilt in any case, in any county, can close this route even when the case you want cleared looks clean.
Does human trafficking victim expungement require a court hearing?
Yes. After FDLE issues your Certificate of Eligibility, you file a petition, a sworn affidavit, and a proposed order with the court in the county where you were arrested. A judge must sign the order before the record is actually cleared.
Does human trafficking victim expungement use up my one-in-a-lifetime relief?
No. This is one of the Florida pathways that does NOT consume your single court-ordered sealing or expungement. If you qualify here, you keep that allowance available for a different record later — which is a significant advantage most people do not know about.
What does human trafficking victim expungement cost?
There is no FDLE processing fee for this pathway. You may still have costs for certified dispositions from the clerk of court and for fingerprinting. Our preparation fee is separate and shown before you pay anything.