MN criminal defense lawyer, Ryan Garry, explains what an expungement accomplishes. He explains that an expungement functions as a complete erasure of a criminal record. It removes both judicial records, such as court filings, and executive records, including those maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement agencies, and other administrative bodies. When an expungement is granted, all traces of the conviction are eliminated. As a result, an individual may legally state on employment applications that they have never been charged with a crime.