Expungement Guide by State
Expungement and record sealing laws vary significantly by state. Select your state for eligibility rules, process steps, waiting periods, costs, and forms.
✨ Automatic Clean Slate States
These 11 states have automatic sealing laws — you may already qualify without filing anything:
Most-Searched States
California
Automatic sealing for many convictions
Auto
Florida
Sealing & expunction available
Illinois
Expungement & sealing available
New York
Automatic sealing after waiting period
Auto
Pennsylvania
Nation's first Clean Slate law (2018)
Auto
Texas
Orders of non-disclosure & expunction
All States (A–Z)
Alabama
Expungement for arrests & some convictions
Alaska
Sealing of qualifying records
Arizona
Set aside convictions & expungement
Arkansas
Sealing & expungement under ACA
Colorado
Automatic sealing for many offenses
Auto
Connecticut
Automatic erasure under Clean Slate law
Auto
Delaware
Automatic sealing under Clean Slate law
Auto
Georgia
Restriction & restriction available
Hawaii
Expungement for arrests & deferred acceptance
Idaho
Expungement limited; withheld judgments available
Indiana
Restricted access to criminal records
Iowa
Deferred judgments & some expungements
Kansas
Expungement of arrests & convictions
Kentucky
Expungement for Class D felonies & misdemeanors
Louisiana
Expungement & set aside available
Maine
Limited expungement available
Maryland
Expungement & shielding available
Massachusetts
Sealing of criminal records available
Michigan
Automatic expungement starting 2023
Auto
Minnesota
Expungement via statutory or inherent authority
Mississippi
Expungement for qualifying offenses
Missouri
Expungement for qualifying convictions
Montana
Expungement for misdemeanors & some felonies
Nebraska
Set aside of convictions available
Nevada
Sealing of criminal records available
New Hampshire
Annulment of criminal record available
New Jersey
Automatic expungement after waiting period
Auto
New Mexico
Expungement available for most offenses
North Carolina
Expungement for qualifying offenses
North Dakota
Sealing of criminal records available
Ohio
Sealing of conviction records
Oklahoma
Automatic Clean Slate law (2022)
Auto
Oregon
Set aside & expungement available
Rhode Island
Expungement for first-time offenders
South Carolina
Expungement for qualifying offenses
South Dakota
Limited expungement available
Tennessee
Expungement for qualifying offenses
Utah
Automatic expungement under Clean Slate law
Auto
Vermont
Expungement for qualifying offenses
Virginia
Automatic sealing for misdemeanors
Auto
Washington
Vacating convictions available
West Virginia
Expungement for qualifying offenses
Wisconsin
Expungement for offenses under 25
Wyoming
Expungement for qualifying misdemeanors