Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking: When Can the Criminal Record Be Expunged?

According to the provisions of the Criminal Code 2015 regarding the crime of illegal trading of narcotics, the case falls under automatic criminal record expungement when the following conditions are met:

An individual sentenced shall automatically have their criminal record expunged if, since the completion of the main penalty or the expiration of the probation period of a suspended sentence, they have completed the supplementary penalty, complied with other decisions of the judgment, and have not committed a new offense within the following time frames:

a) 1 year in the case of a warning, fine, non-custodial reform, or a prison sentence but was given a suspended sentence;

b) 2 years in the case of a prison sentence of up to 5 years;

c) 3 years in the case of a prison sentence of more than 5 years and up to 15 years;

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Therefore, in the case where an individual is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime of illegal trading of narcotics, then after 3 years of completing the prison sentence, if the individual has completed the supplementary penalty, complied with other decisions of the judgment (if any), and has not committed a new offense, they will have their criminal record expunged.

Note:

In cases where the sentenced individual is serving a supplementary penalty of probation, residence restriction, prohibition from holding certain positions, prohibition from practicing certain professions or performing certain jobs, or deprivation of certain citizenship rights, and the duration of such supplementary penalties is longer than the durations specified above, the time for automatic criminal record expungement will be upon the completion of the supplementary penalty.

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