Under what circumstances can I delete a criminal record?

When a person is convicted, the criminal record left in the police or court cannot be deleted (unless the criminal appeals successfully). However, according to Article 2 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance (Chapter 297 of the Laws of China), if the offender is a first-time offender (that is, he has no other criminal record), he will be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three months or fined not more than 65,438+00.

000 yuan, as long as the criminal has not committed a crime within three years, his criminal record can be regarded as "out of date". If the criminal record expires, the criminal will not be convicted. Therefore, if he is asked by his employer or others whether he has committed a criminal offence when applying for a job, he can immediately answer "No". The person shall not be dismissed for failing to disclose his criminal record. However, there are exceptions to the arrangement of expired criminal records. For example, this arrangement does not apply to job seekers in senior civil service positions; If you want to apply for or be recognized as a lawyer, accountant, insurance agent or bank director, the above arrangement does not apply (please refer to sections 3 and 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance for details). In addition, if criminals are preparing to emigrate and apply to the police for a certificate of no criminal record (commonly known as a "good citizen's card"), the police will still list the relevant criminal records on this document, but will note that according to the laws of China and Hongkong, criminal records are out of date.

Reference: CLIC/TC/topics/ Police and Crime/Criminal Responsibility and Pension/Q4.s.