DWI
Administrative DWI records were subject to expungementÂ
Circuit courts had to order the expungement of any criminal record on the filing of a petition. And any State entity receiving such an order had to close any criminal or administrative record related to any offense listed in the petition. The petitioner driver pleaded guilty to careless and imprudent driving, but the State initially charged the driver with driving while intoxicated, which was also the subject of administrative proceedings before the Missouri Director of Revenue. Because those proceedings were related to the criminal action, the director of revenue had to close administrative records of driving while intoxicated. The circuit court erred in ruling otherwise, so the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the action, instructing the circuit court to order the closure of the administrative records.
S.E., Appellant, v. Director of Revenue, et al., Respondents
Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District – ED113932
