Lake Stevens, WA asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Legal Malpractice for California

Q: How protected are sealed criminal record's

Hi, here recently a rather well known person (who is not a judge or in any way related to the legal sphere of work) publicly showed a person's sealed criminal record. How on earth is that possible, and is doing something like that illegal?

2 Lawyer Answers

A: You have posted this question in the forum for California lawyers. You need to re-post this in the message board for lawyers in Washington state.

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A: IF YOU LIVE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, YOU NEED TO CONSULT WITH A LOCAL LAWYER WHO KNOWS YOUR LAWS.

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