DWI Expungement Lawyer in St. Louis (Clayton), MO

DWI Expungement Overview

Driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence (DUI) are charges that can carry serious consequences. The penalties incurred for a second charge of DWI or DUI can be devastating, regardless of how long ago the first offense occurred. 

Each year, the Missouri laws get tougher on those charged with these serious offenses. Fortunately, there is a DWI expungement law that can help drivers who had their licenses suspended/revoked arising from a DWI arrest, or pleaded guilty or were convicted of DWI. 

My name is Michael O'Brien and I have almost 20 years of experience defending clients charged with DWI and the consequences surrounding such an arrest. Many of my clients have not had an alcohol related driving offense in more than 10 years and have taken advantage of the expungement statute. 

If you, or anyone you know, has been arrested only once for DWI/DUI and more than 10 years has elapsed from that arrest, you might be eligible to have the DWI arrest and the consequences resulting from that arrest permanently expunged, effectively removing it from legal records. This includes the plea or conviction for the DWI charge, and the removal of any suspension or revocation of your driving privileges. This is important because if you are charged a second time for DWI and have your license suspended or revoked for that second offense, you might have to have an ignition interlock device installed on your vehicle for six months as a condition of reinstatement. 

Section 577.054 of the Missouri Revised Statutes states in part the following: "The effect of such an order shall be to restore such person to the status he or she occupied prior to such arrest, plea or conviction and as if such event had never taken place.  No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction or expungement in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement."

This remedy can remove an alcohol related suspension or revocation or a DWI conviction, from a person's driving record. This may reduce the amount one pays for automobile insurance. This remedy is not available to one who has an alcohol-related driving charge or alcohol-related enforcement action pending at the time of the expungement hearing. This means that if you get a second arrest for DWI, it is too late to have your first offense expunged. 

Wouldn't it be nice to answer that you have never been arrested for DWI, even under oath? Wouldn't you like to have the suspension/revocation removed from your driving record? Wouldn't it be a benefit to have your first DWI expunged if you are charged with a second offense of DWI? If so, please contact my office immediately and I will be able to determine whether you are eligible for this one time DWI expungement.

Other Frequent Case Types

• Driving With Suspended License in St. Louis (Clayton), MO

Areas of Practice

• DWI Expungement
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• Criminal Law