Persons can now apply to have their criminal convictions expunged. This is according to the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs.
The following press release was issued by the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs this morning, advising of such.
Basseterre, Saint Kitts, June 13, 2025 โ The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs advises the public that persons with certain criminal convictions may now have their records cleared, also known as โexpunged,โ under the ๐พ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐จ (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ) ๐ผ๐๐ฉ.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ
If you were convicted of simple cannabis possession (56 grams of cannabis or less, or 15 grams of resin or less), or for cultivations where the sentence imposed was imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, your conviction has already been expunged by law. You do not need to apply.
๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
If your conviction does not fall into the cannabis categories above, but you meet one of the following rehabilitation periods without reoffending, you may apply using Form I:
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ (๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐)
Non-custodial sentence (e.g. fine) 3 years
Imprisonment โค 6 months 5 years
Imprisonment between 6โ18 months 8 years
Imprisonment between 18 monthsโ3 yrs 10 years
Submit Form I at the Criminal Records Department, Basseterre Police Station, MondayโThursday, 8:30โ10:00 AM.
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ โ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐
If your conviction does not meet the criteria above, you may still request a review by the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Committee by submitting Form II to the Attorney Generalโs Office.
This independent committeeโmade up of legal, law enforcement, and rehabilitation professionalsโreviews applications fairly and confidentially.
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐
Expungement is not allowed for serious crimes such as: Murder or Manslaughter; Treason; Sexual offences; or Firearms and Ammunition offences. These are permanently recorded.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Call the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs at 869-467-1013. Forms are available at the Criminal Records Department, Basseterre Police Station.
