Sealing and Expungement Technician

What You’ll Do

The Ohio Attorney General's Office is currently seeking an experienced individual for a Sealing and Expungement Technician vacancy in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Section, London Ohio office. This position will report to the London location daily. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation, known as BCI, is the state’s official crime lab serving the criminal justice community and protecting Ohio families.

BCI also provides expert criminal investigative services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies upon request. With offices throughout the state, BCI stands ready to respond 24/7 to local law enforcement agencies’ needs at no cost to the requesting agency. Staff at BCI work every day to provide the highest level of service, including special agents who are on call 24/7, forensic scientists, and criminal intelligence analysts.

• Reviews & processes sealing & expungement orders.
• Retrieves & refiles records.
• Performs data entry related to sealing & expungement of court orders, applying relevant statutory & procedural rules to determine if sealing or expungement can be completed.
• Acquires additional information necessary to evaluate sealing & expungement requests, entry of sealing & expungement related information into the criminal history system of record.
• Coordinates with & assists other staff whose work relates to the sealing or expungement of records.
• Communicates with local government agencies relating to the sealing & expungement of records.
• Email, telephonic, & virtual communication with local government personnel necessary to obtain information & records necessary to process sealing & expungement requests in a professional manner.
• Responding to external inquiries regarding sealing & expungement of records.
• Documenting correspondences & following up on request for records or information.
• Completing peer review of work relating to sealing & expungement orders.
• Assisting with training & onboarding of employees.
• Answering questions relating to sealing & expungement of records.
• Assisting leadership with maintaining & updating processes, procedures, & materials related to the sealing & expungement of records.
• Attending training & instruction necessary to classify, identify, & file incoming fingerprint cards associated with sealing orders & expungement orders.

Formal education in writing and speaking common English vocabulary; 12 months experience or 12 months training in working with Computerized Criminal Histories (CCH) or equivalent;
Knowledge of sealing & expungement documents & process & successful completion of sealing & expungement skill review assessment; strong typing skills.

• Professional
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability
• Confidentiality
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management