When is my crime cleared from the criminal record?

Question

In 2010, i was charged 2500 sek for shoplifting (unfortunately i didn´t know my right to hire a lawyer since there was a big misunderstanding). My question is how long the data will remain on my criminal record before it is erased?

Answer 1

Hi! Thank you for contacting Lawline.

Since you were charged with a fine ("böter" in Swedish), the crime will remain on your criminal record ("belastningsregister" in Swedish) for five years, according to 17 § p 9 lagen om belastningsregister (https://lagen.nu/1998:620#R13). The data will therefore be erased in 2015.

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