查了所在州的法律，可以申请record expungement (seal)。问题是：expungement以后background check公司是不是仍然可以查到。比如上个offer，他们就是让我先签了个authorized document. 授权让他们去从法院，执法机构，教育机构，个人等几乎任何地方获取信息，而且要声明对提供资料的人免责！这么说，无论如何他们都可以拿到这些记录啦，除非保存记录的机构不愿提供给他们。
另外，有些州的THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT是不允许report arrest record,比如Texas：
Business & Commerce Code – Chapter 20 § 20.05 – Reporting of information
Prohibited. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a consumer reporting agency may not furnish a consumer report containing information related to: (4) a record of arrest, indictment, or conviction of a crime in which the date of disposition, release, or parole predates the consumer report by more than seven years. Exception: If the salary of an individual equals or is reasonable expected to equal $75,000 or more, the 7-year restriction does not apply.
可是上次调查我background的公司就在Texas，他们就那么做了。是不是他们算是违法了？
