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| Clearance policy overview | Records relating to a matter dismissed after a trial or for which the person was found not delinquent will be promptly ordered to be immediately sealed. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(d). | Records relating to an adjudication of delinquency can be sealed upon petition, so long as the person is not under the jurisdiction of the court in relation to a complaint alleging the person to be a delinquent child, six months have passed since termination or relief from registration, and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | Records relating to an adjudication of delinquency can be sealed upon petition, so long as the person is not under the jurisdiction of the court in relation to a complaint alleging the person to be a delinquent child, at least 18 years of age, and not subject to a disqualifying event. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | Sealed records relating to a juvenile delinquency matter will be expunged on the earlier of five years after the court issues a sealing order or upon the 23rd birthday of the person who is the subject of the sealing order. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(A). | Sealed records relating to a juvenile delinquency matter can be expunged upon petition, if the court finds that the person has been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(B). | Records relating to an adjudication for solicitation, loitering to engage in solicitation, or prostitution can be expunged upon petition, so long as the person's participation in the act was a result of the person having been a victim of human trafficking. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(E). | Records relating to a felony conviction may be sealed three years after the person's final discharge, so long as the person has no more than one felony conviction. The court may determine that two or three convictions resulting from criminal acts that were committed within a three-month period should be counted as one conviction. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2953.32, 2953.31. | Records relating to a misdemeanor conviction may be sealed one year after the person's final discharge. The court may determine that two or three convictions resulting from criminal acts that were committed within a three-month period should be counted as one conviction. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2953.32, 2953.31. See section 2953.31 for the definition of "eligible offender" and section 2953.36 for offenses ineligible for clearance. | Records relating to a felony of the third degree can be sealed by the court. ORC Ann. §§ 2953.32, 2953.31. | Records relating to a case in which a court enters a judgment that vacates and sets aside the conviction of a person because of DNA testing that was performed under sections 2953.71 to 2953.81 of the Revised Code can be sealed by the court. ORC Ann. 2953.57(A). | Records relating to a case dismissed upon the successful completion of intervention in lieu of conviction can be sealed by the court. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2951.041(E). | A record relating to a matter where charges were not filed or referred to the juvenile court will be sealed immediately by the court. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(a). | Records relating to a criminal charge can be sealed upon the dismissal or a finding of not guilty. ORC Ann. 2953.33(A). | Records related to a case ending in dismissal or acquittal can be expunged by the court immediately if the charges resulted from being a victim of human trafficking. ORC Ann. § 2953.521. | Records relating to a criminal offense may be expunged by the court upon acquittal or the expiration of the statute of limitations period without charges being filed. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(1) and (5). | Records relating to not more than two felony convictions can be expunged by the court 10 years after the last felony or misdemeanor conviction, so long as the person has no pending charges. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(13). | Records relating to a felony conviction for a crime which has subsequently been reclassified as a misdemeanor can be expunged by the court after completion of sentence and any treatment programs ordered by the court. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(15). | Records relating to a delinquency matter can be sealed upon petition when one year has elapsed from dismissal or closure of the case or notice to the court of final discharge from supervision, whichever is later, so long as the person is not subject to any disqualifying event. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(1). | Records relating to a case that has been dismissed after juvenile court intake has been completed can be sealed upon petition one year after dismissal. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(2)(a). | Records relating to a matter in which no petition has been filed pending the fulfillment of conditions of a voluntary probation, can be sealed upon petition one year after the completion of the terms of the voluntary probation. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(2)(b). |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Adjudications for aggravated murder, murder, or rape cannot be expunged. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(A). The person is ineligible for sealing in this column if the person is under the jurisdiction of the court in relation to a complaint alleging the person to be a delinquent child. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | Adjudications for aggravated murder, murder, or rape cannot be expunged. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(A). The person is ineligible for sealing in this column if the person is under the jurisdiction of the court in relation to a complaint alleging the person to be a delinquent child. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | If the juvenile court is notified by any party in a civil action that a civil action has been filed based on a case the records for which are the subject of a sealing order, the juvenile court shall not expunge a record sealed under section 2151.356 until the civil action has been resolved and is not subject to further appellate review, at which time the records shall be expunged pursuant to division (A) of this section. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(C). | If the juvenile court is notified by any party in a civil action that a civil action has been filed based on a case the records for which are the subject of a sealing order, the juvenile court shall not expunge a record sealed under section 2151.356 until the civil action has been resolved and is not subject to further appellate review, at which time the records shall be expunged pursuant to division (A) of this section. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(C). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | See section 2953.31 for the definition of "eligible offender" and section 2953.61 for offenses ineligible for clearance. | See section 2953.31 for the definition of "eligible offender" and section 2953.36 for offenses ineligible for clearance. | See ORC Ann. § 2953.32 for offenses ineligible for clearance. | Only cases in which DNA testing was performed under sections 2953.71 to 2953.81 of the Revised Code are eligible for clearance. ORC Ann. 2953.57(A). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language on ineligibility. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Offenses listed in 21 Okl. St. § 13.1 and any offense that would require the person to register pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act are ineligible for expungement. | Only felony convictions for crimes which have been subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors are eligible under this policy. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. |
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| Waiting Periods | The records should be sealed immediately. | A petition can be filed if the person is under 18 years old and six months have elapsed since the termination of any order made in relation to the adjudication, the unconditional discharge from a dispositional order or from an institution or facility, or a court order declaring that the person is no longer a juvenile offender registrant. | A petition can be filed if the person is at least 18 years old and after the later of the following have occurred: the termination of any order made in relation to the adjudication, the unconditional discharge from a dispositional order or from an institution or facility, or a court order declaring that the person is no longer a juvenile offender registrant. | The record should be expunged five years after the sealing order or when the person turns 23, whichever is earlier. | A petition can be filed at any time after the records have been sealed. | A petition can be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed three years after the final discharge. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.32(A)(1). | The petition can be filed one year after final discharge. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.32(A)(1). | The petition may be filed three years after final discharge. | There is no waiting period. | There is no statutory language regarding any waiting period. | The records should be sealed immediately. | The petition can be filed at any time after the finding of not guilty or the dismissal. | The petition may be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed upon acquittal or after the statute of limitations period has expired with no charges filed. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(1) and (5). | The petition can be filed 20 years after sentence completion so long as petitioner has received a full pardon. | There is a 1-year waiting period. | A petition can be filed one year from the later of: (1) dismissal or closure of the case by the court, or (2) notice to the court by the Office of Juvenile Affairs or a juvenile bureau of final discharge of such person from the supervision of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or juvenile bureau. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(1)(a). | A petition can be filed one year after the case was dismissed, or upon the person attaining the age of 18 years in the discretion of the court. | A petition can be filed one year after completion of the terms of the voluntary probation, or upon the person attaining the age of 18 years in the discretion of the court. |
| Fees | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no filing fee. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | There is no filing fee. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(C)(1). | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | The petitioner must pay $50, unless indigent. ORC Ann. 2953.32. | The petitioner must pay $50, unless indigent. ORC Ann. 2953.32. | The petitioner shall pay $50, unless indigent. ORC Ann.§ 2953.32(C)(3). | There is no statutory language on fees. | The petitioner must pay $50, unless indigent. ORC Ann. 2953.32. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language on 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. |
| Effect | The records sealed will not include fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(2). The person who is subject of the sealing order properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. For further information about the effect of sealing, see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.357. | The records sealed will not include fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(2). The person who is subject of the sealing order properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. For further information about the effect of sealing, see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.357. | The records sealed will not include fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(2). The person who is subject of the sealing order properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. For further information about the effect of sealing, see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.357. | After the records have been expunged under this section, the person who is the subject of the expunged records properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(F). | After the records have been expunged under this section, the person who is the subject of the expunged records properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(F). | After the records have been expunged under this section, the person who is the subject of the expunged records properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(F). | The proceedings in the case are deemed not to have occurred. The person cannot be questioned about sealed convictions, unless the question bears a direct and substantial relationship to the position for which the person is being considered. See section 2953.32(D) for circumstances where record inspection is allowed. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2953.32 et seq. | The proceedings in the case are deemed not to have occurred. The person cannot be questioned about sealed convictions, unless the question bears a direct and substantial relationship to the position for which the person is being considered. See section 2953.32(D) for the circumstances where record inspection is allowed. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.32 et seq. | The proceedings in the case are deemed not to have occurred. The person may not be questioned about sealed convictions, unless the question bears a direct and substantial relationship to the position for which the person is being considered. See ORC Ann. section 2953.32(D) for circumstances where record inspection is allowed. ORC Ann. § 2953.32 et seq. | No statutory language. | The proceedings in the case are deemed not to have occurred. The person may not be questioned about sealed convictions, unless the question bears a direct and substantial relationship to the position for which the person is being considered. See section 2953.32(D) for the circumstances where record inspection is allowed. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2953.32 et seq. | The records sealed will not include fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(2). The person who is subject of the sealing order properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. For further information about the effect of sealing, see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.357. | The petition must be filed in the court that handled the case. For the specific procedure, see ORC Ann. 2953.33(B)(4). | The proceedings in the case shall be considered not to have occurred and the official records shall be expunged. The official records shall not be used for any purpose, including a criminal records check under section 109.572 of the Revised Code. The applicant may, and the court shall, reply that no record exists with respect to the applicant upon any inquiry into the matter. ORC Ann. § 2953.521(G). | "Expungement" means the sealing of criminal records, as well as any public civil record. The person and criminal justice agencies can reply to inquiries that no official action against the person occurred and need not disclose any information in the sealed record. Employers, educational institutions, and other cannot require an applicant to disclose a sealed record, and the applicant can answer that no such action ever occurred. After 10 years, a sealed record can be obliterated or destroyed. 22 Okl. St. §§ 18, 19. | "Expungement" means the sealing of criminal records, as well as any public civil record. 22 Okl. St. § 18(B). The person and criminal justice agencies can reply to inquiries that no official action against the person occurred and need not disclose any information in the sealed record. Employers, educational institutions, and other cannot require an applicant to disclose a sealed record, and the applicant can answer that no such action ever occurred. After 10 years, a sealed record can be obliterated or destroyed. 22 Okl. St. §§ 18, 19. | "Expungement" means the sealing of criminal records, as well as any public civil record. 22 Okl. St. § 18(B). The person and criminal justice agencies can reply to inquiries that no official action against the person occurred and need not disclose any information in the sealed record. Employers, educational institutions, and other cannot require an applicant to disclose a sealed record, and the applicant can answer that no such action ever occurred. After 10 years, a sealed record can be obliterated or destroyed. 22 Okl. St. §§ 18, 19. | Upon the sealing of any record of a person alleged to be delinquent pursuant to this title, the record and official actions subject to the order shall be deemed never to have occurred, and the person who is the subject of the record and all juvenile justice agencies can properly reply upon any inquiry in the matter that no such action ever occurred and no such record exists with respect to such person. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(H). For information on when a sealed record can be unsealed, see 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(L), (N). | Upon the sealing of any record of a person alleged to be delinquent, the record and official actions subject to the order will be deemed never to have occurred, and the person who is the subject of the record and all juvenile justice agencies can properly reply upon any inquiry in the matter that no such action ever occurred and no such record exists with respect to such person. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(H). For information on when a sealed record can be unsealed, see 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(L), (N). | Upon the sealing of any record of a person alleged to be delinquent, the record and official actions subject to the order will be deemed never to have occurred, and the person who is the subject of the record and all juvenile justice agencies can properly reply upon any inquiry in the matter that no such action ever occurred and no such record exists with respect to such person. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(H). For information on when a sealed record can be unsealed, see 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(L), (N). |
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