The expungement process starts with searching for the case intended for expungement. Searching for a case to expunge is done from the Expungement page. Case searches can be filtered to help the user find the correct case for expungement. The fields available for use in filtering a search request are Incident From Date, Incident To Date, Case Number, Name, and Agency (for System Administrators only).

 

Search Filter Fields

• Incident From Date - Filters for cases where the case's incident date is after this specified date; Can be used with Incident To Date to filter on a date range
• Incident To Date - Filters for cases where the case's incident date is before this specified date; Can be used with Incident From Date to filter on a date range
• Case Number - Filters for cases where the case number matches this specified case number; Can use the wildcard character (*) for partial matches [See Using Wildcards below for more details]
• Name - Filters for cases where the arrestee's first and/or last name matches this specified first and/or last name; Can use the wildcard character (*) for partial matches [See Using Wildcards below for more details]
• Agency - Filters for cases where the arresting agency matches this specified agency; Only available to users with the System Administrator role

 

 

Expungement Page (Accessed with Local Administrator Role)

 

Expungement Page (Accessed with System Administrator Role)

 

Using Wildcards

 

Using wildcard characters within an applicable filter field can be useful if the user does not know the full or absolute value they wish to filter on. For instance, since the case number for an approved case begins with the date the case was approved (in the format of YYYYMMDD), a user could limit a search to cases approved in December of 2012 by using a value of 201212* within the Case Number filter field. The asterisk (*) allows for matching of any value, any number of times (including zero). The value shown above (201212*) would match any case number beginning with 201212. Wildcard characters are not only limited to the end of a filter's value. They may be used at the beginning, the end, or at the beginning and end of a filter's value. Although we only show wildcard usage with case number here, the same principles can be applied to any other filter fields configured to use wildcard characters (noted above within the filter field explanation). Listed below are a few more examples of using wildcard characters with the Case Number filter field. Keep the case number format in mind to follow the examples below.

 

 

Wildcard Examples

Case Number Filter Field Value	Matching Details
201502*	Matches all case numbers starting with 201502 (all cases approved in February of 2015)
20160115*	Matches all case numbers starting with 20160115 (all cases approved on January 15th of 2016)
*901	Matches any case number ending in 901 (any case number with a sequence number ending in 901)
*0312-*	Matches all case numbers that has 0312- within it (all cases approved on March 12th of any year)

 

Search Results

 

When a case search is executed and matches any records, they will be displayed in a table below the case search filter area. The fields displayed for each case within the table can be used to help identify a match between the LA Driving case record and the case specified within the expungement court order. The fields available within the search results for each case are:

• Case Number - the LA Driving case number
• Arrestee - the arrested subject's name in LAST, FIRST format
• Arrest Date - the date that the subject was arrested
• Officer - the arresting officer
• Agency - the arresting officer's agency
• Command - the arresting officer's command within the agency
• Status - the status of the LA Driving case

 

Expungement Page with Search Results

 

Previously expunged cases within the LA Driving system will still populate within the case search results on the Expungement page. However, expunged cases (identified by having a status of Expunged) will only display the LA Driving case number, the arrestee's name, and the status of the case. All other fields will not display any information for an expunged case.

 

Expungement Page with Search Results (including an Expunged Case)