How much does an application to change the grounds for case closure cost?

The fee is determined individually according to the closure decision, the circumstances and the work required. In a free initial call, without obligation, we will understand what was decided and what change is being sought and clarify the service details and fee.

What documents should I prepare?

The case-closure notice, if received, and the case number. If you do not have a document, I will check with you how to obtain the decision details.

What is the difference between changing closure grounds and deleting a record?

An application to change the grounds seeks closure on the basis of absence of guilt, which removes the police record. Record deletion is a separate procedure, depending on the closure grounds, the seriousness of the offence and the time that has passed.

Is changing the closure grounds a pardon application?

No. Changing the grounds concerns the closure decision and is requested from the prosecution authorities. A pardon is within the President of Israel's powers and mainly concerns convictions and record periods.

What can be done if the application is rejected?

Rejection is not necessarily the end of the road: I will consider a challenge, depending on the decision-making authority, the applicable guidelines and the circumstances.

Was your case closed for insufficient evidence?

Israel Arama, Attorney at LawFormerly with the State Attorney’s Office

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A case closed for insufficient evidence or lack of public interest leaves a police record, whereas closure on the grounds of absence of guilt removes it. I therefore check the grounds and, in appropriate cases, request a change.

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What you need to know: Changing case-closure grounds

The case is closed; now examine the grounds

A notice that an investigation has been closed does not, by itself, explain what information remains. Where closure was based on insufficient evidence or on the circumstances not justifying prosecution, the question may arise whether there is a basis to request closure on grounds of absence of guilt. This is a review of the closure decision, not another application to close an open case.

The application must address the material, not just the personal impact

A wish to remove an obstacle to employment or a licence explains why the issue matters to you, but does not replace arguments concerning the suspicion and the evidence. The lawyer examines the decision and the possibility of inspecting the relevant material, and only then assesses whether there is a basis for a reasoned application to the authority that closed the case.

What should you gather before the review?

The closure notice, the recorded grounds and the date it was received.
The case number and the details of the authority that made the decision.
Earlier applications, requests to inspect material and the decisions made on them.
Documents that may be relevant to examining the suspicion.

If you do not have the notice or do not know the grounds, the starting point is to clarify the details. There is no need to guess the grounds or assume that information given orally reflects the full decision.

How does this differ from record deletion or an appeal by a complainant?

Here, the applicant is the person whose case was closed, seeking a review of the closure grounds. Record deletion refers to other routes, while a crime victim's appeal against the closure itself seeks an entirely different decision. This distinction matters for identifying the authority, the type of arguments and the deadlines to check.

If the application is not accepted

The reasons for the decision, the authority that made it and the date it was communicated must be examined. In suitable cases, a route to challenge the decision under the law and applicable guidelines can be assessed; there is no rule that every rejection either permits or prevents another application. Adv. Israel Arama explains the options based on the documents, without promising a change to the grounds.

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Because, above all, I see the person in front of me, not just their case.

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