Georgia Youthful Offender Act

1. Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 35-3-37(j)

Your record can be restricted aka expunged under the Youthful Offender Act.
If you were convicted of certain misdemeanor charges when you were under the age of twenty-one (21) or a series of misdemeanors arising from a single incident, you may be eligible.

• Some misdemeanor offenses are not eligible for restriction like
• Serious Traffic Offenses including,
• Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
• Reckless Driving
• Aggressive Driving
• Theft (does not include Shoplifting)
• Child Molestation
• Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes
• Pimping
• Keeping a Place of Prostitution
• Pandering by Compulsion
• Masturbation for Hire
• Giving Massages in a Place used for Lewd Sexual Acts
• Sexual Battery
• Sexual Assault by Persons with Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority
• Sexual Exploitation of Children
• Electronically Furnishing Obscene Material to Minors
• Obscene Telephone Contact with a Minor
• Computer Pornography.

If you were not charged and convicted of the crimes listed above AND
You were under the age of twenty-one (21) when convicted;
You successfully completed the sentence; and
You have not been charged with a criminal offense in the last five (5) years before you are petitioning for restriction (excluding non-serious traffic offenses), THEN your record can be expunged and you can start life again with a clean (or cleaner) slate.