How does the “Restricted Access” records system benefit my child?

If your juvenile records are placed on restricted access, you are allowed to:

• deny the existence of the records; and
  
• deny the arrest, prosecution, or adjudication ever happened.

For example, once the records are on restricted access, you may legally answer “No” when a job, school, or occupational licensing application asks, “Have you ever been arrested for or convicted or adjudicated of a crime?”