The series held the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history from 2009 through 2012 (broken by The Walking Dead) with Mr. Monk and the End â Part II, its series finale, with 9.4 million viewers, 3.2 million of them in the 18â49 demographic.
In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed, making the records unavailable through the state or Federal repositories. If successful, the records are said to be expunged. Black's Law Dictionary defines expungement of record as the Process by which record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from the state or Federal repository..
Under this new law, individuals who meet certain criteria will be able to expunge their criminal records. What is expungement? Expungement is the destruction or sealing of criminal records so that they are only available in limited circumstances. Under Indianaâs new expungement law, expunged records are sealed and may only be released by court order or to a law enforcement officer acting in the course of their official duty.