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| Clearance policy overview | Records of the arrest and prosecution can be sealed by the court upon a resolution favorable to the defendant. Minn. Stat. §§ 299C.11(c), 609A.02(3)(a)(1). | Records relating to a delinquency matter can be expunged at any time, if the court determines that the expungement would yield a benefit to the subject of the record that outweighs any detriment to public safety and burden on courts and state agencies. Minn. Stat. § 260B.198(6)(a). | Records of an arrest and prosecution relating to a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor can be sealed by the court two years after sentence completion. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(3)(a)(3). | Records of arrest and prosecution relating to a gross misdemeanor can be sealed by the court four years after sentence completion. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(3)(a)(4). | Records of arrest and prosecution relating to a specified felony offense can be sealed by the court five years after sentence completion. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(3)(a)(5). | Records of an arrest and prosecution can be sealed by the court one year after the successful completion of a diversion program or stay of adjudication. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(3)(a)(2). | Records of arrest and prosecution for a first-time drug offense can be sealed by the court upon dismissal for successful completion of deferred prosecution. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(1). | Juvenile history data on a child who was arrested must be destroyed six months after the arrest if the child was not referred to a diversion program and no petition was filed against the child. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(b). | Juvenile history data on a child against whom a delinquency petition was filed and subsequently dismissed is destroyed upon dismissal. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(c). | Juvenile history data on a child who was referred to a diversion program or against whom a delinquency petition was filed and continued for dismissal must be destroyed when the person turns 21. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(d). | Juvenile history data on a child against whom a delinquency petition was filed and continued without adjudication must be destroyed when the person turns 28. Minn. Ann. § 299C.095(2)(e). | Juvenile history data on a child who was found to have committed a felony or gross misdemeanor-level offense must be destroyed when the person turns 28. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). | Records of an arrest that was based on false information, lacked probable cause, and did not lead to charges or a suspended sentence can be expunged for a person without a misdemeanor or felony conviction. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.122(1). | Records of arrest for a misdemeanor motor vehicle offense under chapter 303 or any moving violation, except intoxication-related traffic offenses, can be expunged if the charge was nolle prossed, dismissed, or resulted in a finding of not guilty, so long as the person was not a commercial driver's license holder operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the arrest and has no misdemeanor or felony convictions. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.122(2). | Records relating to a felony conviction for criminal nonsupport that was followed by a probation sentence, can be expunged by the court if the person has paid all arrearages, has no child support actions pending, and has successfully completed probation. Mo. Rev. Stat. §568.040(3). | Records of a case resulting in a suspended sentence prior to September 28, 1981, can be closed by the court. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.106. | Records of a first-time misdemeanor intoxication-related traffic or boating offense can be expunged after 10 years if the person has no subsequent intoxication-related offenses. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.130. | Records of a delinquency matter can be sealed after the child's 17th birthday, so long as the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child to do so. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.321(5). | Records of a delinquency matter in which the jurisdiction of the court has been extended past the child's 18th birthday can be sealed any time after the closing of the child's case, so long as the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child to do so. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.321(5). | Records related to certain misdemeanor convictions can be expunged by the court three years after sentence completion. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.140(5)(1). |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | See Min. Stat. § 609A.02(4) for ineligible offenses. | See sections 609A.02(3)(c) and (4) for offenses ineligible for expungement. | This section only applies to those felonies listed in 609A.02(3)(a)(5)(b) for offenses ineligible for expungement. See section 609A.02(4) for offenses ineligible for expungement. | See Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(4) for offenses ineligible for expungement. | This statute applies only to controlled substance offenses specified in Minn. Stat. § 609A.02(1). | If, before data are destroyed, the subject of the data is convicted of a felony as an adult, the individual's juvenile history record must be retained for the same time period as an adult criminal history record. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(a). | If, before data are destroyed, the subject of the data is convicted of a felony as an adult, the individual's juvenile history record must be retained for the same time period as an adult criminal history record. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(a). | If, before data are destroyed, the subject of the data is convicted of a felony as an adult, the individual's juvenile history record must be retained for the same time period as an adult criminal history record. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(a) | If the offender commits a felony violation as an adult, the bureau shall retain the data for as long as the data would have been retained if the offender had been an adult at the time of the juvenile offense. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). | If the person commits a felony violation as an adult, the bureau shall retain the data for as long as the data would have been retained if the person had been an adult at the time of the juvenile offense. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). If the person was adjudicated under extended juvenile jurisdiction, the data shall be retained for as long it would have been retained if the person had been an adult at the time of the offense. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(f) | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | This provision applies only to misdemeanor moving violations that do not involve intoxication. R.S.Mo. § 610.122(1)(2). | This provision applies only to criminal nonsupport under section 568.040. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | This provision does not apply to commercial driver's license holders. R.S.Mo. § 610.130. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | See section 610.140(2) for offenses ineligible to be expunged. |
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| Waiting Periods | The record can be sealed upon a resolution favorable to the defendant. | A petition can be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed two years after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed four years after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed one year after the successful completion of a diversion program or stay of adjudication. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | The data should be destroyed six months after the arrest if the child was not referred to a diversion program and no petition was filed against the child. | The data should be destroyed upon notice from the court that the petition was dismissed. | The data should be destroyed when the person turns 21. | The data should be destroyed when the person turns 28. | The data should be destroyed when the person turns 28. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | The petition may be filed upon successful completion of probation. | The petition can be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed 10 years after conviction. | The petition can be filed any time after the child's 17th birthday. | The petition can be filed any time after the case is closed. | The petition can be filed three years after sentence completion. |
| Fees | There are no fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | The current filing fee is $285 under section 357.021(2)(1), and can be waived if petitioner is indigent. Minn. Stat. § 609A.03(1). | The current filing fee is $285 under section 357.021(2)(1), and can be waived if petitioner is indigent. Minn. Stat. § 609A.03(1). | The current filing fee is $285 under section 357.021(2)(1), and can be waived if petitioner is indigent. Minn. Stat. § 609A.03(1). | The current filing fee is $285 under section 357.021(2)(1), and can be waived if petitioner is indigent. Minn. Stat. § 609A.03(1). | The current filing fee is $285.under section 357.021(2)(1), and can be waived if the petitioner is indigent. Minn. Stat. § 609A.03(1). | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding a fee. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | $250, waivable if the person cannot pay. Mo. Rev. Stat. §488.650. |
| Effect | Disclosure of the records' existence or their opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | A record expunged prior to January 1, 2015, cannot be opened or exchanged. A record expunged on or after January 1, 2015, is sealed and can only be opened, used, or exchanged between criminal justice agencies as described in section 609A.03(7a)(b). Minn. Stat. §§ 260B.198(6)(c), (d). | Disclosure of the records' existence or their opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | Disclosure of records' existence or their opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | Disclosure of the records' existence or their opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | Disclosure of the records' existence or their opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | Disclosure of the existence of a record or its opening is prohibited, except under court order or statutory authority. Minn. Stat. § 609A.01. See section 609A.03 for limitations on the order. | The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(b). | The record is destroyed. MInn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(c). | The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(d). | The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). | The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). | The records are destroyed or blacked out. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.124. Knowingly failing to comply with an expungement order is a class B misdemeanor. Using arrest information from an expunged record for financial gain is a class E felony. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.125. | The records are destroyed or blacked out. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.124. Knowingly failing to comply with an expungement order is a class B misdemeanor. Using arrest information from an expunged record for financial gain is a class E felony. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.125. | The records become confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown. The person is restored to pre-arrest status and need not disclose information related to the case or expungement. Mo. Rev. Stat. §568.040(3). | Records are closed to the public but accessible under the circumstances specified in sections 610.105 and 610.120. Closed records need not be disclosed for any purpose, with exceptions. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.110. Knowing violations of sections 610.100, 610.105, 610.106, or 610.120 are class A misdemeanors. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.115. | Records become confidential and only available by court order for good cause. The person is restored to pre-arrest status and need not disclose information related to the case or expungement. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.130. | The sealing order will cause the official court file and all peace officers' records to be stored in a sealed envelope within the case file, or in a sealed envelope or other container apart from the case file. Sealed records stored within the file will be removed prior to inspection of the case file by non-court personnel. A court order will be required to open sealed records. Supreme Court Operating Rules 4.25. The sealing order will cause the destruction of all social histories, records, and information other than the official court file and peace officers' records. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.321(5). | The sealing order will cause the official court file and all peace officers' records to be stored in a sealed envelope within the case file, or in a sealed envelope or other container apart from the case file. Sealed records stored within the file will be removed prior to inspection of the case file by non-court personnel. A court order will be required to open sealed records. Supreme Court Operating Rules 4.25. The sealing order will cause the destruction of all social histories, records, and information other than the official court file and peace officers' records. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.321(5). | Expunged record must be disclosed on applications for occupational licenses and with employers in some cases. The person is restored to pre-arrest status and need not disclose information related to the case or expungement, except in legal proceedings and in the circumstances specified in sections 610.140(8)-(10). |
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