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                <title><![CDATA[Failure to Appear Could Stay on Your Record After Expungement]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Reviewed by Michael P. Maddux, Esq. | Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer | Florida Super Lawyer for 16 Consecutive Years Got a Failure to Appear on your record? It could follow you even after an expungement, if it’s not handled correctly. A FTA from your criminal case doesn’t disappear automatically. It must be specifically named&hellip;</p>
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<p><strong><em>Reviewed by Michael P. Maddux, Esq. | Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer | Florida Super Lawyer for 16 Consecutive Years</em></strong></p>



<p>Got a Failure to Appear on your record? It could follow you even after an expungement, if it’s not handled correctly.</p>



<p>A FTA from your criminal case doesn’t disappear automatically. It must be specifically named in your expungement or sealing petition and covered by the court’s order.</p>



<p>Skip that step, and background checks may still pick it up, even if your underlying case was expunged.</p>



<p>The details matter. One missed line in a petition can unravel years of progress.</p>



<p><strong>📞 Call us today at (813) 253-3363.</strong></p>
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