how can i expunge or seal my criminal record?

If you were 17 at the time of the commission of the crime you were eligible for Youthful Offender status. If you were granted Youthful Offender treatment or Y.O. the record is sealed and it is deemed that you do not have a criminal record.                                                                                           Expungement of an existing criminal record is another matter. While courts may have the inherent power to seal their own records, this power, exercised only rarely, has been wielded when there has been a showing that there is a need to protect an individual who might be unjustly injured by the indiscriminate availability of records.