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| Clearance policy overview | Records relating to an action that has resulted in a finding of delinquency can be sealed upon petition, so long as the person is at least 17 years old, the court finds it is in the interests of justice, and the person is not subject to a disqualifying felony. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.2(6). | A record relating to a juvenile delinquency matter can be expunged at the discretion of the court. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.3. | An individual who was an eligible youth, who was not determined to be a youthful offender by the sentencing court, may apply to the sentencing court for a new determination, after at least five years have passed since the imposition of the sentence. See N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 720.20(5)(a). | Traffic infractions committed by a juvenile 16 years of age or, commencing on October 1, 2019, 17 years of age, shall be sealed automatically at the expiration of a successful period of an adjustment, adjournment in contemplation of dismissal or conditional discharge. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.2(7). | Records relating to a case referred to the court but resolved without the filing of a complaint will be sealed immediately by the court. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(b). | Records of an alcohol-related offense for which the person successfully completed a diversion program will be sealed immediately. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.356(B)(1)(c). | 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). | 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 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). | Records relating to a case in which a petition has been filed, but no adjudication has occurred pending the fulfillment of conditions of a pre-adjudicatory probation, can be sealed upon petition one year after completion of the terms of the pre-adjudicatory probation. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(2)(c). | Records relating to a matter dismissed for the successful completion of a court-approved alternative diversion program for first-time offenders can be sealed upon petition one year after completion of the diversion program. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(3). | Records relating to a matter dismissed for successful completion of a court-approved military mentor program can be sealed upon petition, one year after completion of the military mentor program. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-108(B)(4). | Records relating to a juvenile court matter that is not confidential by law can be expunged upon petition, so long as the person is at least 18 years old, has not been arrested for any adult criminal offense, has no pending charges, and has completed all court-ordered requirements for all juvenile proceedings.10A Okl. St. § 2-6-109(A). |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | A record relating to a designated felony act is ineligible for sealing. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.2(1). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Where an eligible youth is convicted of two or more crimes set forth in separate counts of an accusatory instrument, or set forth in two or more accusatory instruments consolidated for trial purposes, the court must not find them a youthful offender with respect to any such conviction pursuant to N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 720.20(1) unless it finds them a youthful offender with respect to all such convictions. N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 720.20(2). | 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 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. | 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 regarding ineligible offenses. | 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 regarding ineligible offenses. |
| Clearance Process | Petition-based | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Petition-based | Petition-based | Automatic | Petition-based | Petition-based | Automatic | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based |
| Waiting Periods | The petition can be filed after the person turns 17 years old. | The petition can be filed at any time. | The person may apply five years after sentencing. | There is no waiting period. | The records should be sealed immediately. | The records should be sealed immediately. | 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 records should be sealed immediately. | 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. | A petition can be filed one year after completion of the terms of the pre-adjudicatory probation, 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 court-approved alternative diversion program for first-time offenders, 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 court-approved military mentor program, or upon the person attaining the age of 18 years in the discretion of the court. | A petition can be filed if the person is at least 21 years of age. |
| 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 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. | 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. |
| Effect | All official records and papers, with certain exceptions, will be sealed and not made available to any person or public or private agency. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.1(1). Another court, in imposing sentence upon an adult after conviction, can receive and consider the records and information on file with the family court related to sealed matters. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 381.2(2). | There is no statutory language as to effect. | Upon determining that an eligible youth is a youthful offender, the court must direct that the conviction be deemed vacated and replaced by a youthful offender finding; and the court must sentence the defendant pursuant to section 60.02 of the penal law. N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 720.20(3). | The court shall enter an order sealing the appropriate records. N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 375.2(7) | 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. | 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 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. | 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). | 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). | 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 entry of an order to expunge any juvenile court record, or any part thereof, the subject official actions will be deemed never to have occurred, and the person in interest and all juvenile and criminal justice agencies can properly reply, upon any inquiry in the matter, that no such action ever occurred and that no such record exists. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-109(G). Any record ordered to be expunged will be sealed and, if not unsealed within ten years of the expungement order, can be obliterated or destroyed at the end of the ten-year period. 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-109(N). For more information about the effect, see 10A Okl. St. § 2-6-109(J). |
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