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| Clearance policy overview | 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). | 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). | Records relating to a conviction that was dismissed or ordered dismissed following reversal by an appellate court can be expunged by the court. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(2). | Records relating to a conviction for which the person was subsequently determined to be factually innocent by use of DNA evidence can be expunged by the court. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(3). | Records relating to a misdemeanor conviction, or convictions arising out of the same transaction or occurrence, for which the sentence was a fine of $500 or less without imprisonment or a suspended sentence can be expunged by the court upon sentence completion, so long as the person has no felony conviction and no pending charges. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(10) and (C). | Records relating to a misdemeanor conviction, or convictions arising out of the same transaction or occurrence, for which the sentence was imprisonment, a suspended sentence, or a fine over $500 can be expunged by the court five years after sentence completion, so long as the person has no felony conviction and no pending charges. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(11) and (C). | Records relating to a nonviolent felony conviction, or convictions arising out of the same transaction or occurrence, can be expunged five years after the sentence is completed, so long as the person has no other conviction in the past seven years and no pending charges. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(12), (C). | Records of a prostitution-related offense that resulted from the person being a victim of human trafficking can be expunged by the court. 22 Okl. St. § 19c. | Records relating to a conviction for which the person received a full pardon can be expunged by the court. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(4). |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | 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. | 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. | This provision applies only to misdemeanor offenses for which the sentence was a fine of $500 or less without imprisonment or a suspended sentence. | This provision applies only to misdemeanor offenses for which the sentence was imprisonment, a suspended sentence, or a fine more than $500. | Offenses listed in 57 Okl. St. § 571 are ineligible for expungement. | This statute applies only to prostitution-related offenses. 22 Okl. St. § 19c. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. |
| Clearance Process | Automatic | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | 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 | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based |
| Waiting Periods | 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. | 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. | The petition can be filed upon reversal of conviction with instructions to dismiss or reversal of conviction and subsequent dismissal of the charge. 22 Okl. St. § 18(A)(2). | The petition can be filed after establishment of the petitioner's factual innocence. | The petition can be filed upon sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after sentence completion. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | The petition can be filed after the petitioner receives a full pardon for actual innocence. |
| Fees | 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. | 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. | If an expungement is granted by the court, the court will order the reimbursement of all filing fees and court costs incurred by the petitioner as the result of filing the expungement request. 22 Okl. St. § 19(Q). | 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 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). | 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). | "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. | "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. | "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. | The expunged records are sealed to the public but not for law enforcement purposes. 22 Okl. St. § 19c. 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. §§ 19(G)-(O). | "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. |
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