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title: "How much does a Rhode Island expungement lawyer cost?"
description: "Legal fees depend on the size of the record, whether any count needs sealing as well as expungement, and whether the Attorney General or the police department objects, so there is no single number...."
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# How much does a Rhode Island expungement lawyer cost?

Legal fees depend on the size of the record, whether any count needs sealing as well as expungement, and whether the Attorney General or the police department objects, so there is no single number. What the court charges is simpler: nothing. The $100 filing fee that once appeared in R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3 was eliminated effective July 3, 2021, and no Rhode Island court may collect it. The only mandatory expense is the certified criminal record from the Bureau of Criminal Identification, which costs $5 and is waived for people 62 or older or disabled. Old unpaid fines or court costs on the case are a separate expense, because they have to be paid in full before the motion can be filed. Bank & Munns reviews your record in a free consultation and tells you what qualifies and what the work involves before you decide anything.