Art. 982 Service of order and judgment of expungement

When a judge grants an expungement, the court clerk has to notify certain agencies that hold the record. The clerk can send this notice by regular mail or electronically, and it must go to four specific places.

These include the district attorney's office in the parish where the conviction happened, the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, the sheriff's office in that same parish, and whatever police or law enforcement agency made the original arrest. This step makes sure everyone who has a copy of the record knows it's supposed to be cleared.

For someone going through the expungement process, this means the court takes care of spreading the word after the judge signs off. You don't have to personally notify each agency yourself. The clerk's office handles that part of the process for you.