No such thing as "expungement" in MA. Best you can do is seal the record, which a "civilian" CORI check (for a new job, etc.) will not uncover. However, even a sealed record can be seen by LEO types, such as police, prosecutors and judges. Your juvenile record came back to haunt you, but at the same time, your chief of police must have been a real dickhead to hold that against you if you cleaned up your act and spent years as a responsible adult with no more legal problems. He used the "suitability" guillotine on you and I am sure that a judge would uphold it if you took it to court. Happened to a Wakefield, MA dentist a number of years ago. His wasn't even criminal or even an arrest. It was simply a 209A restraining order, which are routinely issued during divorce proceedings. His local chief of police refused to renew his LTC after the order expired. He fought it in court and lost. You did the right thing by moving to NH. This state is a lost cause. In NH, you people can legally carry auto knives. In MA, that is a serious felony. You did the right thing and made the right move. Good luck to you.
