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| Clearance policy overview | A record relating to juvenile court proceedings can be expunged. Ind. Code Ann. § 31-39-8-3. | An adjudication that resulted from being a child victim of human trafficking can be vacated by the court immediately. Ind. Code Ann. § 31-37-22-11(b). | State police records relating to juvenile history data will be sealed when the person turns 22 years old. Ind. Code Ann §10-13-4-13. | A record or file relating to an offense, which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of Selling Sexual Relations (under section 21-6419) can be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312. | A record or file relating to certain adjudications can be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312. | A record or file relating to being a victim of human trafficking can be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312. | A record relating to misdemeanors, violations, a single felony, or a series of felonies arising from a single incident can be expunged, so long as the petitioner is not subject to a disqualifying event and at least two years have passed. KRS § 610.330(1)-(2). | A record relating to dismissed charges, whether the court dismissed the petition or found the child to be not delinquent, will be expunged with the dismissal. KRS § 610.330(7). | A record relating to a delinquency filing that did not result in an adjudication will be expunged and sealed upon petition at any time. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(A). | A record relating to a delinquency adjudication for sex-related offenses will be expunged and sealed at any time. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(A). | A record relating to a delinquency matter that resulted in adjudication will be expunged and sealed upon petition, so long as the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction has ceased exercising jurisdiction and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(B). | Records and reports of a matter that resulted in a finding of Families in Need of Services or an adjudication for any charge other than murder, manslaughter, an offense requiring registration as a sex offender under R.S. 15:542, kidnapping, or armed robbery, shall be expunged and sealed only if the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction has ceased to exercise jurisdiction. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(D). | An adjudication for prostitution or related offenses that resulted from being a victim of human trafficking can be set aside, and the related records may be expunged and sealed by the court immediately. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 923. | A record relating to a delinquency matter that did not result in charges being filed can be expunged and sealed upon petition at any time. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(A). | A record relating to a delinquency or youthful offender adjudication for a misdemeanor can be expunged by the court after three years. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 §§ 100F, 100I. | A record relating to a delinquency or youthful offender adjudication for a felony can be expunged by the court after seven years. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 §§ 100F, 100I. | A record relating to a delinquency or youthful offender misdemeanor case that did not lead to adjudication, can be expunged by the court after three years. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 §§ 100H, 100I. | A record relating to a delinquency or youthful offender felony case that did not lead to adjudication, can be expunged by the court after seven years. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 §§ 100H, 100I. | A record relating to any juvenile court appearance on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Probation can be sealed, so long as the person is not subject to any disqualifying event, and at least three years have passed from any court appearance or disposition.€¯ALM GL ch. 276, § 100B. | Records relating to juvenile court appearance or disposition for certain possession or cultivation of an amount of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, or distribution of marijuana offenses, can be expunged by the court. ALM GL ch. 276, § 100K¼. |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses; however, the court will consider whether the person has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a serious violent felony (as defined in IC 35-47-4-5) if committed by an adult. | Vacatur is not permitted if the delinquent act resulted in bodily injury to another person. Ind. Code Ann. § 31-37-22-11(b)(2). | The record will not be sealed if the person has been arrested for a reportable felony as defined in section Ind. Code § 10-13-3-18. See section Ind. Code § 10-13-4-13(a). | Certain serious offenses are ineligible for expungement. K.S.A. 38-2312(b). Petitioner cannot be required to or registered as a sex offender. K.S.A. 38-2312(c). Petitioner cannot have any pending charges or subsequent convictions or adjudications (other than traffic). K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(B). | Certain serious offenses are ineligible for expungement. K.S.A. 38-2312(b). Petitioner cannot be required to or registered as a sex offender. K.S.A. 38-2312(c). Petitioner cannot have any pending charges or subsequent convictions or adjudications (other than traffic). K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(B). | Certain serious offenses are ineligible for expungement. K.S.A. 38-2312(b). Petitioner cannot be required to or registered as a sex offender. K.S.A. 38-2312(c). Petitioner cannot have any pending charges or subsequent convictions or adjudications (other than traffic). K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(B). | The petitioner is not eligible for expungement if there are any proceedings pending against petitioner, the offense sought to be expunged is a sex crime, or the offense would classify the person as a violent offender. KRS § 610.330(1)(c). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | See La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(C) for ineligible offenses. | See La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 918(D) for ineligibility. | There is no statutory language on ineligible persons or offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | For ineligible offenses, see Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100J. | For ineligible offenses, see Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100J. | For ineligible offenses, see Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100J. | For ineligible offenses, see Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100J. | To be eligible for sealing, the person cannot have been: (1) adjudicated delinquent or as a youthful offender, or found guilty of any criminal offense in the three years preceding such request, except motor vehicle offenses in which the penalty does not exceed a $50 fine, or (2) imprisoned under sentence or committed as a juvenile within the preceding three years. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100B. | There is no statutory language on ineligible offenses. |
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| Waiting Periods | The petition can be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed at any time. | The record will be sealed with the person reaches the age of 22. | The petition can be filed one year after the final discharge. K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(A)(ii). | The petition can be filed when the petitioner reaches 23 years of age or two years after final discharge. K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(A)(i). | The petition can be filed at any time. K.S.A. 38-2312(e)(1)(A)(iii). | The record can be expunged two years after the court's jurisdiction ends or two years after petitioner's unconditional release from commitment, unless the court waives the waiting period upon a finding of extraordinary circumstances. KRS § 610.330(3). | The expungement of the record is immediate upon dismissal. | A motion can be filed at any time. | A motion can be filed at any time. | A motion can be filed at any time after the juvenile court has ceased exercising jurisdiction over the person. | A motion can be filed after five years have elapsed since the person satisfied the most recent judgment against them and the juvenile court has ceased exercising jurisdiction over them. | The motion may be filed at any time after adjudication. | A motion can be filed at any time. | The petition may be filed three years after the date of the offense. | The petition may be filed seven years after the date of the offense. | The petition can be filed three years after the date of the alleged offense. | The petition may be filed seven years after the date of the alleged offense. | The petition can be filed after three years from any court appearance or disposition. | There is no waiting period. |
| Fees | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | A petition for expungement shall be accompanied by a docket fee in the amount of $176. On and after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2025, the supreme court may impose a charge, not to exceed $19 per case, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel. K.S.A. 38-2312(d). | A petition for expungement shall be accompanied by a docket fee in the amount of $176. On and after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2025, the supreme court may impose a charge, not to exceed $19 per case, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel. K.S.A. 38-2312(d). | A petition for expungement shall be accompanied by a docket fee in the amount of $176. On and after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2025, the supreme court may impose a charge, not to exceed $19 per case, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel. K.S.A. 38-2312(d). | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There are no fees. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There are no fees. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There are no fees. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There are no fees. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There are no fees allowed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There are no fees to expunge the records. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 924. | There is no statutory language on fees. | There is no statutory language on fees. | There is no statutory language on fees. | There is no statutory language on fees. | There is no statutory language on fees. | There is no statutory language on fees. |
| Effect | Expunged records are considered destroyed. Nevertheless, they are maintained by the court on a secure database that does not enable the identification of the offender to the public or another person not having legal or statutory authority to access the records. These records can be used only for statistical analysis, research, and financial auditing purposes. Ind. Code Ann.§ 31-39-8-6. | The adjudication is vacated. | The department cannot release to or allow the inspection of sealed juvenile history data by any agency or person other than the person who is the subject of the juvenile history data, unless the person who is the subject of the sealed juvenile history data challenges its existence during a court proceeding and the court orders the release or inspection of sealed juvenile history data for purposes of the proceeding. Ind. Code Ann. § 10-13-4-13(b)-(c). | The offense is treated as if it never occurred, except that it may be considered in determining the sentence in any subsequent conviction. K.S.A. 38-2312(f). The expungement order will be sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which will notify every juvenile or criminal justice agency which may possess records or files ordered to be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312(g). For the list of the people or entities to which the custodian of records can disclose the existence of expunged records or files, see K.S.A. 38-2312(k). | The offense is treated as if it never occurred, except that it may be considered in determining the sentence in any subsequent conviction. K.S.A. 38-2312(f). The expungement order will be sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which will notify every juvenile or criminal justice agency which may possess records or files ordered to be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312(g). For the list of the people or entities to which the records custodian can disclose the existence of expunged records or files, see K.S.A. 38-2312(k). | The offense is treated as if it never occurred, except that it may be considered in determining the sentence in any subsequent conviction. K.S.A. 38-2312(f). The expungement order will be sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which will notify every juvenile or criminal justice agency which may possess records or files ordered to be expunged. K.S.A. 38-2312(g). For the list of the people or entities to which the custodian of records can disclose the existence of expunged records or files, see K.S.A. 38-2312(k). | The court can expunge all records in the petitioner's case in the custody of the court and of any other agency or official, including law enforcement and public or private elementary and secondary school records. KRS § 610.330(5). Upon the entry of an order to expunge the records, the proceedings in the case will be deemed never to have occurred and all index references will be deleted. KRS § 610.330(6). The person whose record is expunged will not have to disclose the fact of the record or any matter relating to it on an application for employment, credit, or other type of application. KRS § 610.330(6). | The court can expunge all records in the petitioner's case in the custody of the court and of any other agency or official, including law enforcement and public or private elementary and secondary school records. KRS § 610.330(5). Upon the entry of an order to expunge the records, the proceedings in the case will be deemed never to have occurred and all index references will be deleted. KRS § 610.330(6). The person whose record is expunged will not have to disclose the record or any matter relating to it on an application for employment, credit, or other type of application. KRS § 610.330(6). | All officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law enforcement offices, and their employees, agents, and consultants will expunge and seal all records and reports, in any form, and any other photographic, fingerprint, DNA, or any other information of any kind and all kinds or descriptions relating to the conduct or conditions referred to in the motion for expungement and sealing. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921(A)(1). Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports will be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and will not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed will be required to disclose to any person that they were arrested or adjudicated, or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 922. For further information on the effect of expungement, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | All officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law enforcement offices, and their employees, agents, and consultants will expunge and seal all records and reports, in any form, and any other photographic, fingerprint, DNA, or any other information of any kind and all kinds or descriptions relating to the conduct or conditions referred to in the motion for expungement and sealing. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921(A)(1). Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports will be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and will not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed will be required to disclose to any person that they were arrested or adjudicated, or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 922. For further information on the effect, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | All officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law enforcement offices, and their employees, agents, and consultants will expunge and seal all records and reports, in any form, and any other photographic, fingerprint, DNA, or any other information of any kind and all kinds or descriptions relating to the conduct or conditions referred to in the motion for expungement and sealing. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921(A)(1). Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports will be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and will not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed will be required to disclose to any person that they were arrested or adjudicated, or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 922. For further information on the effect of expungement, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | All officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law enforcement offices, and their employees, agents, and consultants, will expunge and seal all records and reports, in any form, and any other photographic, fingerprint, DNA, or any other information of any kind and all kinds or descriptions relating to the conduct or conditions referred to in the motion for expungement and sealing. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921(A)(1). Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports will be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and will not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed will be required to disclose to any person that they were arrested or adjudicated, or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 922. For further information on the effect, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports shall be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and shall not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed shall be required to disclose to any person that he was arrested or adjudicated or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. For further information on effect, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | All officials, agencies, institutions, boards, systems, and law enforcement offices, and their employees, agents, and consultants will expunge and seal all records and reports, in any form, and any other photographic, fingerprint, DNA, or any other information of any kind and all kinds or descriptions relating to the conduct or conditions referred to in the motion for expungement and sealing. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921(A)(1). Upon an order of expungement and sealing, the records and reports will be expunged and sealed and the underlying conduct and conditions are considered nonexistent and will not be made available to any person. No person whose juvenile records and reports have been expunged and sealed will be required to disclose to any person that they were arrested or adjudicated, or that the records and reports of arrest or adjudication have been expunged and sealed. La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 922. For further information on the effect of expungement, see La. Child. Code Ann. Art. 921, 922. | No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N. | No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N. | No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N. | No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N. | Sealed records shall not operate to disqualify a person in any future examination, appointment, or application for public service under the government of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof; nor shall such sealed records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards of commissioners, except in imposing sentence for subsequent offenses in delinquency or criminal proceedings.€¯ALM CL ch. 276, § 100B. Sealed records will not disqualify the person from public service or employment by the state or municipalities. The person can tell prospective employers they have no criminal record, and court officials report that no record exists. The sealed record is not admissible and cannot be used in court or most other proceedings.€¯ALM CL ch. 276, § 100B. | No person whose record was expunged shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made for any purpose. ALM GL ch. 276, § 100M. An expunged record shall not operate to disqualify a person in any examination, appointment or application for employment with any county agency, municipal agency or state agency, nor shall such expunged records be admissible in evidence or used in any way in any court proceedings or hearings before any boards or commissions or in determining suitability for the practice of any trade or profession requiring licensure. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. 276 § 100N. |
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