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| Clearance policy overview | Records relating to an arrest are expunged if no charges are filed within 18 months. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(a)(1). | Records relating to arrests and charges resolved without conviction can be expunged immediately. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(a)(2), Pa. R. Crim. P. 790. | Access to records of charges for which the disposition was not a conviction are limited by the court without a waiting period. Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.2. | Records relating to a misdemeanor conviction can be eliminated from the Criminal Record Certificate six months after sentence completion, so long as the person has not committed another crime and has a good reputation in the community. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | Records relating to a felony conviction can be eliminated from the Criminal Record Certificate five years after sentence completion, so long as the person has not committed another crime, has a good reputation in the community, and has given a DNA sample, if required. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | Records of fingerprints and photographs in possession of the Police of Puerto Rico are returned following the dismissal after a successful completion of pre-judgment probation in a first-offense drug possession case. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24, § 2404 (b)(1). | Any record of a minor in the custody of the police or the district prosecuting attorney will be destroyed when the minor reaches 18 years of age. P.R. Laws Ann. tit.34, § 2237(e). | Records related to an incident are destroyed within 60 days after detention without arrest, acquittal, dismissal, no true bill, no information, or other exoneration. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1-12(a), (b). | Records relating to up to five misdemeanor convictions can be expunged by the court 10 years after the completion of the last sentence, so long as the person has no arrests or convictions in that time and no felony conviction. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2. | Records relating to a first misdemeanor conviction can be expunged by the court five years after sentence completion. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-2, 12-1.3-3(b)(1)(i). | Records relating to a wrongful arrest or an arrest resulting from mistaken identity for which no charges were filed, will be sealed and destroyed by the law enforcement agency within 60 days of the determination that the arrest was wrongful or without probable cause. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.2(b). | Records relating to a case resulting from wrongful arrest or mistaken identity can be sealed by the court. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1(a). | Records relating to up to five misdemeanor convictions can be expunged by the court 10 years after the completion of the last sentence, so long as the person has no arrests or convictions in that time and no felony conviction. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2. | Records relating to a conviction for an offense that has been decriminalized can be expunged immediately. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(g). | Any civil violation, misdemeanor or felony conviction for possession of marijuana that has subsequently been legalized (see R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22 for details) will be automatically expunged. All records will be expunged by July 1, 2024. A person may apply for expedited expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-5. | All records related to the arrest, detention, apprehension, and disposition of juveniles are sealed upon final disposition of the case or upon completion of any sentence. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 14-1-64; 14-1-6.1. | Records relating to a crime involving domestic violence that was placed on file will be expunged by the court three years after the date of filing. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1-12(c), 12-1-12.1(e). | Records relating to a case placed on file will be expunged by the court one year after the date of filing. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-10-12(c). | Records relating to a case subject to deferred sentencing can be expunged by the court upon the completion of a five year deferral period. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-2, 12-19-19. | Records relating to a case resulting in an acquittal or otherwise exoneration of the petitioner on all counts, including a dismissal or filing of a no true bill or no information, can be sealed by the court. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1(a). |
| 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. | The records of a person with a qualifying offense for the Register of Persons Convicted for Violent Sexual Crimes and Abuse of Minors or the Register of Persons Convicted for Corruption cannot be expunged. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | This provision applies only to simple drug possession. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24, § 2404. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Records associated with a charge of a crime involving domestic violence may be subject to an additional 3 year waiting period before records are sealed, expunged, or destroyed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(c). | Convictions for crimes of violence are ineligible for expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(a). | Convictions for crimes of violence are ineligible for expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(a). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Domestic violence and DUI offenses are ineligible for expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(a). | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | This section does not apply to records in cases where a minor has been tried and convicted as an adult. R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-64.. | See section 12-10-12 for eligibility of offenses to be placed on file. | See section 12-10-12 for eligibility of offenses to be placed on file. | Convictions for crimes of violence are ineligible for expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(a). | Records associated with a charge of a crime involving domestic violence may be subject to an additional 3 year waiting period before records are sealed, expunged, or destroyed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(c). |
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| Waiting Periods | The information is expunged 18 months after the arrest. | The petition can be filed at any time. | There is no waiting period. | The petition can be filed six months after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after the sentence is completed. | The records are returned following acquittal or dismissal. | The record is destroyed when the person turns 18. | The non-court record is to be destroyed within 60 days. The person must petition the court to seal the court records, see R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1. | The petition can be filed 10 years after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after sentence completion. | The non-court record is to be destroyed within 60 days of determination that the arrest was wrongful or without probable cause. The person must petition the court to seal the court records, see R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | The petition can be filed 10 years after sentence completion. | There is no waiting period. | There is no waiting period. | There is no waiting period. | If, for a period of three years after the charge is placed on file, the defendant is not convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, all the records are expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(d). | Expungement occurs one year after the case being placed on file. | The petition can be filed after completion of the five-year deferment period. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. |
| Fees | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | A $132 fee must be paid to the clerk of courts. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1725.7. | There are no fees. | A $20 internal revenue stamp is required. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | 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. | The petitioner must pay $100 after the court grants the petition in order to have all the records expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(c). | The petitioner must pay $100 after the court grants the petition in order to have all the records expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(c). | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | The petitioner must pay $100 after the court grants the petition in order to have all the records expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(c). | There are no fees. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(e). | All court costs related to expungement under this section are waived. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-5(e). | 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 $100 after the court grants the petition in order to have all the records expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(c). | There is no statutory language regarding fees. |
| Effect | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | The person's record may only be disseminated to a criminal justice or government agency specified in 18 Pa.C.S. section 9121(b.1) and (b.2). 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.1. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding the effect of expungement. | The person acquitted shall be entitled to have the Superintendent of Police return to him any fingerprint records and photographs in the possession of the Police of Puerto Rico, taken in connection with the violation. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24 § 2404(b)(1). | There is no statutory language as to effect. The record is destroyed. | Any fingerprint, photograph, physical measurements, or other record of identification are destroyed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(a)(1). | The petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction can be considered a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. The petitioner can state that they have never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | The petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction can be considered a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. The petitioner can state that they have never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungements means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | The person may deny that the arrest ever occurred and need not disclose the arrest for any purpose including, but not limited to, any application for employment or professional license. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.2(f). | The court records are sealed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1(c). | The petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction can be considered a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. The petitioner can state that they have never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | Petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction may be considered as a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. Petitioner may state that he or she has never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | Petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction may be considered as a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. Petitioner may state that he or she has never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | All records shall be withheld from public inspection but may be inspected on request by the juvenile, the juvenile's guardian, or the attorney for the juvenile. R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-64. | The person has no criminal record. R.I. Gen. Law § 12-1-12(d). | The person has no criminal record. R.I. Gen. Law § 12-10-12(c). | The petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction can be considered a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. The petitioner can state that they have never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). | The court records are sealed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1(c). |
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