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| Clearance policy overview | Records relating to a person who has only one misdemeanor adjudication can be expunged so long as the person is at least 18 years old, at least two years have passed since the last official action in any of the cases, and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1. | Records relating to a person who has dismissed charges can be expunged so long as the person is at least 18 years old, at least two years have passed since the last official action in any of the cases, and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1. | A record relating to charges against a child can be sealed on the court's own motion or by a petition for good cause shown any time before the person reaches 21 years of age. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27(c). | A record relating to charges against a child will be sealed upon petition or the court's own motion any time after the person reaches 21 years of age. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27(c). | Records relating to juvenile adjudications can be sealed after three years. 15 M.R.S.A. § 3308-C(10). | Records relating to a juvenile with no more than three juvenile adjudications€š no more than one of those being an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult€š can be set aside if the person is not subject to a disqualifying event and the court determines that public safety will not be compromised. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(1), (9). | Records relating to an adjudication that, if committed by an adult, would be theft and use of, or attempted theft and use of, a motor vehicle will be set aside if the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(10)(a). | Records relating to a prostitution-related offense will be set aside if the person committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking and is not subject to a disqualifying event. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(10)(b). | 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). | 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 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 relating to a delinquency adjudication can be expunged by the court after five years or after the petitioner reaches age eighteen, whichever occurs last, so long as the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(a). (Cannot link directly to statutes.) | If a juvenile case does not proceed to adjudication, a record relating to the case can be expunged as set forth in section 5173(c). 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(d). (Cannot link directly to statutes.) | Records relating to matters that the youth court dismissed or set aside may be sealed. Miss.Code Ann. § 43-21-263(1)(b), (c). | Records relating to any youth court matters can be sealed so long as the person has reached 20 years of age. Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-263(1)(a). |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | See Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1 for ineligible offenses. | See Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1 for ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | See 15 M.R.S.A. § 3308-C(10)(A) for ineligible offenses. | The applicant may have no more than three adjudications, and no more than one of which may be for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult. See Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(1). | Only offenses listed in Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(10)(a) are eligible under this policy. | The destruction of biometric data do not apply to a person arraigned for the offenses listed in Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(1). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | 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. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | The court may not expunge a conviction for any of the following crimes from a juvenile's record: (1) Murder; or (2) Sexual assault as defined in 6 CMC § 1301 or 6 CMC § 1302. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(b). To be eligible for expungement, a person cannot have been convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor wherein violence toward another person was attempted or committed since the termination of the court's jurisdiction or the juvenile's release from the juvenile justice center. The person may not have a pending proceeding involving a felony or misdemeanor. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). | The court may not expunge a conviction for any of the following crimes from a juvenile's record:(1) Murder; or (2) Sexual assault as defined in 6 CMC § 1301 or 6 CMC § 1302. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(b).To be eligible for expungement, a person cannot have been convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor wherein violence toward another person was attempted or committed since the termination of the court's jurisdiction or the juvenile's release from the juvenile justice center. The person may not have a pending proceeding involving a felony or misdemeanor. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. |
| Clearance Process | Petition-based | Petition-based | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based | Petition-based | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion |
| Waiting Periods | The petition can be filed when the person is 18 or older, and at least two years have passed since the last official action in the case. | The petition can be filed when the person is 18 or older and at least two years have passed since the last official action in the case. | The petition can be filed at any time before the person turns 21. | The petition can be filed at any time after the person turns 21. | There is a 3-year waiting period. | A petition can be filed one year after the adjudication of the offense that the applicant seeks to set aside, or one year following the completion of any term of detention for that adjudication, or when the person turns 18, whichever occurs later. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 712A.18e(3). | A petition can be filed one year after the adjudication of the offense that the applicant seeks to set aside, or one year following the completion of any term of detention for that adjudication, or when the person turns 18, whichever occurs later. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(3). | A petition can be filed one year after the termination of jurisdiction. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(3). | A petition can be filed at any time. | 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. | 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. | A petition can be filed five years from the date of termination of the continuing jurisdiction of the court, or after the person turns 18, whichever is later. | A petition can be filed five years from the date of termination of the continuing jurisdiction of the court, or after reaching age 18, whichever occurs last. | The petition can be filed immediately the matter being dismissed or set aside. | The petition can be filed when the person reaches age 20. |
| Fees | There is a $30 filing fee, unless all records to be expunged relate to a charge of which the petitioner has been found not involved. See the court fee schedule at http://mdcourts.gov/circuit/feeschedule.pdf. | There is a $30 filing fee, unless all records to be expunged relate to a charge of which the petitioner has been found not involved. See the court fee schedule. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | A processing fee for a set-aside must be paid to the Michigan State Police. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(14). The fee is determined and charged by the department of state police in the same manner as the fee prescribed in the Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.234(4). Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(14). | A processing fee for a set-aside must be paid to the Michigan State Police. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(6).The fee is determined and charged by the department of state police in the same manner as the fee prescribed in the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.234(4). MCLS § 712A.18e(3). | There is a processing fee for a set-aside, due to the Michigan State Police. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(6).The fee is determined and charged by the department of state police in the same manner as the fee prescribed in the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.234(4). MCLS § 712A.18e(3). | 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 fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory information regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. |
| Effect | Expungement, with respect to a court record or a police record, means the removal of the record from public inspection either by obliteration, by removal to a separate secure area limited to persons with legitimate access, or if access to a court record or police record can be obtained only by reference to another court record or police record, by the expungement of it or the part of it that provides access. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 10-101(e). | Expungement, with respect to a court record or a police record, means the removal of the record from public inspection by obliteration, by removal to a separate secure area limited to persons with legitimate access, or if access to a court record or police record can be obtained only by reference to another court record or police record, by the expungement of it or the part of it that provides access. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 10-101(e). | There is no statutory language regarding effect of sealing. | There is no statutory language regarding effect of sealing. | The person can legally respond to inquiries from any party other than courts and criminal justice agencies as if the juvenile crimes had never occurred. 15 M.R.S.A. § 3308-C(10)(F). Sealed records can still be accessed by criminal justice agencies for employment purposes. 15 M.R.S.A. § 3308-C(4)(B). | Upon the entry of an order under this section, the applicant is considered not to have been previously adjudicated. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(11). The Michigan State Police retains nonpublic records of the set aside order and the record of the arrest, fingerprints, adjudication, and disposition. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(13). | Upon the entry of an order under this section, the applicant is considered not to have been previously adjudicated. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(11). The Michigan State Police retains nonpublic records of the set aside order and the record of the arrest, fingerprints, adjudication, and disposition. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(13). | Upon the entry of an order under this section, the applicant is considered not to have been previously adjudicated. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(11). The Michigan State Police retains nonpublic records of the set aside order and the record of the arrest, fingerprints, adjudication, and disposition. Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18e(13). | 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). | 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 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). | Upon entry of the expungement order, all records in the petitioner's case in the custody of the court and all such records in the custody of any other agency or official will be sealed; and all references to said adjudication to be removed from all indices and from all other records available to the public. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). Once expunged, the proceedings in the petitioner's case will be deemed never to have occurred and the petitioner can properly reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). | Upon entry of the expungement order, all records in the petitioner's case in the custody of the court and all such records in the custody of any other agency or official will be sealed; and all references to said adjudication to be removed from all indices and from all other records available to the public. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). Once expunged, the proceedings in the petitioner's case will be deemed never to have occurred and the petitioner can properly reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. 6 N. Mar. I. Code § 5173(c). | The court may at any time order the unsealing of records involving children. | There is no statutory language on the effect of sealing. |
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