| Alabama | Expungement (non-violent misdemeanors, violations, municipal ordinances, pardoned non-violent felonies) | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Alaska | None for adult convictions (set-aside after a suspended imposition of sentence, without sealing) | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Arizona | Sealing (by petition); set-aside | 3 (class 1); 2 (class 2 or 3) | 5 (class 4, 5 or 6); 10 (class 2 or 3) | Yes (not on the ineligible list; a sealed DUI still counts as a prior for DUI sentencing) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | No court filing fee stated in 13-911; DPS may charge an investigation fee set by its director | azleg.gov |
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| Arkansas | Sealing (by petition) | None after completing the sentence (60 days for certain serious misdemeanors) | None after completing the sentence for Class C and D felonies and certain drug offenses; 5 for violent felonies | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| California | Dismissal and set-aside; sealing (petition-based, automatic in some cases) | Not published | 1 to 4 conviction-free after completing the sentence | Not confirmed | Yes (2022) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Colorado | Sealing by petition; automatic sealing (Clean Slate, 2022 law) | 3 (1 for petty offenses) | 3 (lower-level felonies); 5 (other eligible felonies) | No (sealing does not apply to a conviction under 42-4-1301(1) or (2), which covers DUI, DUI per se and DWAI) | Yes (2022) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Connecticut | Erasure after a pardon; automatic erasure (Clean Slate) of most misdemeanors and some less serious felonies entered after January 1, 2000 | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | Yes (2020) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Delaware | Expungement: mandatory (automatic) and discretionary (by petition) | 5 (mandatory, less serious misdemeanors; 3 for violations); 3 to 7 (petition) | 10 (mandatory, a few less serious felonies); 3 to 7 (petition) | Not confirmed | Yes (2021) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| District of Columbia | Sealing by petition; expungement (actual innocence, decriminalized conduct, trafficking survivors) | 5 after completing the sentence | 8 after completing the sentence (all but the most serious felonies) | Not confirmed | Yes (2022) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Florida | Sealing; expunction (court-ordered; only where the person was never adjudicated guilty) | None for sealing once court supervision ends; expunction of a withheld-adjudication record after 10 years sealed | None for sealing once court supervision ends; expunction of a withheld-adjudication record after 10 years sealed | No (a DUI cannot end in withheld adjudication, and sealing or expunction requires no adjudication of guilt) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $75 FDLE processing fee for the certificate of eligibility (court filing fee not set in this statute) | leg.state.fl.us |
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| Georgia | Record restriction (administrative) with sealing of court records by petition | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Hawaii | None for most adult convictions (vacatur and sealing of prostitution offenses; expungement after deferred adjudication) | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Idaho | Shielding from disclosure (non-violent misdemeanors, felony drug possession); set-aside and dismissal; felony reduction | 5 (shielding) | 5 (shielding, felony drug possession only) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Illinois | Sealing (convictions); expungement (non-convictions, completed supervision or qualified probation); automatic sealing without a petition from January 1, 2029 for eligible records, 2 years after a misdemeanor sentence ends and 3 years after a felony sentence ends (DUI excluded) | 2 (after the last sentence ends) | 3 (after the last sentence ends; immediately with a qualifying degree or certificate earned during the sentence) | No (DUI convictions and DUI supervision cannot be sealed or expunged) | Yes (2025) | Not published | ilga.gov |
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| Indiana | Expungement (mandatory for misdemeanors and less serious felonies; discretionary for serious felonies, which are marked as expunged rather than sealed); administrative sealing by state police after 15 years | Not published | Up to 10 after completing the sentence (most serious eligible felonies) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Iowa | Expungement of a single misdemeanor (once per lifetime) | 8 (from conviction) | Not available (no authority for felony convictions) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Kansas | Expungement (by petition) | 3 to 5 after completing the sentence (range given for all eligible convictions) | 3 to 5 after completing the sentence (range given for all eligible convictions) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Up to $195 | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Kentucky | Expungement of misdemeanors; vacate and expunge for specified Class D felonies and pardoned convictions | 5 after completing the sentence | 5 after completing the sentence (specified Class D felonies) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $50 filing fee plus a $250 expungement fee (felony vacate and expunge) | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Louisiana | Expungement (by motion) | 5 after completing the sentence | 10 after completing the sentence | Yes, limited (a misdemeanor DUI expungement only once every 10 years) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Maine | Sealing of court records (Class E convictions) | 1 (Class E only) | Not available | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Maryland | Expungement of listed convictions (by petition) | 5 (7 for second-degree assault or battery; 15 for domestically related crimes) | 7 (10 for listed burglary and theft felonies) | No (Transportation 21-902 is not among the listed convictions) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | mgaleg.maryland.gov |
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| Massachusetts | Record sealing (by request to the Commissioner of Probation) | 3 | 7 | Yes (100A applies to all offenses except listed chapters; OUI is not among them) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | malegislature.gov |
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| Michigan | Set-aside by application; automatic set-aside (Clean Slate) | 3 (5 for a serious misdemeanor, a first OWI, or an assaultive misdemeanor) | 5 (one felony); 7 (more than one felony) | Yes, once (a first-violation OWI by application only, after 5 years) | Yes (2020) | Not published | legislature.mi.gov |
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| Minnesota | Expungement (sealing) by petition; automatic expungement (from January 1, 2025) | 2 to 5 after completing the sentence (range) | 2 to 5 after completing the sentence (about 50 listed non-violent felonies) | Not confirmed | Yes (2023) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Mississippi | Expungement (first offender misdemeanor; one felony) | None after completing the sentence (first offender) | 5 (one felony) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Missouri | Expungement (by petition) | 1 | 3 | No (intoxication-related traffic or boating offenses are excluded) | Yes (2026) | Not published | revisor.mo.gov |
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| Montana | Expungement of misdemeanors (once per lifetime); none for felony convictions | 5 (presumed relief, except certain serious misdemeanors) | Not available | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Nebraska | Set-aside only (no sealing of convictions); sealing for pardons, trafficking survivors and deferred judgments | Not published | Not published | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Nevada | Sealing (by petition) | 1 to 10 after discharge or release (range by offense) | 1 to 10 after discharge or release (range by offense) | Limited (certain DUIs are excluded) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| New Hampshire | Annulment (by petition) | 2 (class B); 3 (class A); 10 (misdemeanor domestic violence) | 5 (class B); 10 (class A; sexual assault; felony indecent exposure) | Yes, 10 years after the conviction (the record is kept for later DUI sentencing) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | gc.nh.gov |
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| New Jersey | Expungement by petition; clean slate expungement (10 years after the last sentence) | 5 (3 if only disorderly persons offenses); clean slate 10 | 5 (one indictable offense); clean slate 10 | Not confirmed | Yes (2019) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| New Mexico | Expungement (limits public access) | 2 to 10 conviction-free after completing the sentence (range) | 2 to 10 conviction-free after completing the sentence (range) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| New York | Sealing by application; automatic sealing (Clean Slate) | 3 (automatic, from release or sentencing); 10 (application) | 8 (automatic, from release); 10 (application; one felony at most) | Not excluded (CPL 160.59 covers any crime other than the listed categories, and DWI is not among them) | Yes (2023) | Not published | nysenate.gov |
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| North Carolina | Expunction (by petition) | 3 (one nonviolent misdemeanor); 7 (more than one) | 10 (one nonviolent felony; 15 for G.S. 14-54(a)); 20 (two or three nonviolent felonies) | No (an offense involving impaired driving is not eligible) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $175 | ncleg.gov |
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| North Dakota | Sealing (by petition) | 3 conviction-free | 5 conviction-free (10 for violent offenses) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Ohio | Sealing; expungement (by application) | 1 after final discharge (6 months for a minor misdemeanor), for sealing or expungement | Sealing: 1 (fourth or fifth degree), 3 (one or two third-degree felonies); expungement: 10 more years after sealing eligibility | No (convictions under R.C. Chapter 4511, which includes OVI, are excluded) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $50 application fee plus a local court fee of up to $50 (waived on a poverty affidavit) | codes.ohio.gov |
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| Oklahoma | Expungement (sealing) by petition; automatic expungement for eligible misdemeanors (from 2025) | 5 (waived for a fine under $500 with no prison term) | 5 (one nonviolent felony, no priors); 10 (two nonviolent felonies) | Not confirmed | Yes (2022) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Oregon | Set-aside of conviction (seals the record), by motion | 3 (Class A); 1 (Class B or C) | 5 (Class C); 7 (Class B) | No (set-aside does not apply to a conviction for a state or municipal traffic offense; DUII diversion dismissals are also excluded) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | oregonlegislature.gov |
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| Pennsylvania | Limited access (sealing) by petition; clean slate limited access (automatic); expungement (summary offenses, non-convictions, ARD) | 7 free of conviction (petition and automatic) | 10 free of conviction (qualifying felonies only, not F1 or F2) | Limited (an ARD dismissal can be expunged; the ARD completion order is kept 12 years) | Yes (2018) | Not published | legis.state.pa.us |
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| Rhode Island | Expungement (first offenders; two to six misdemeanors; completed deferred sentences) | 5 (first offender); 10 (two to six misdemeanors) | 10 (first offender, one felony) | Limited (DUI is excluded from the two-to-six-misdemeanor path) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| South Carolina | Expungement (minor misdemeanors and summary offenses; Youthful Offender Act) | 3 (5 for domestic violence) | 5 (Youthful Offender Act, first-offense minor felonies, ages 17 to 25) | No (the expungement section does not apply to an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $250 (no fee for non-convictions) | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| South Dakota | Automatic sealing (Class 2 misdemeanors, municipal violations, petty offenses); none for felony convictions unless pardoned | 5 (automatic; Class 2 misdemeanors and petty offenses only) | Not available unless pardoned | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Tennessee | Expungement (one-time, up to two convictions) | 5 to 15 after the most recent sentence (range) | 5 to 15 after the most recent sentence (Class E to C nonviolent felonies) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | $100 regular filing fee (may be waived); the special expungement fee was repealed | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Texas | Order of nondisclosure (sealing); expunction (non-convictions, pardons, deferred Class C) | 2 for more serious misdemeanors (no prior convictions or deferred dispositions) | Not available for felony convictions | Limited (first-offense DUI: discretionary nondisclosure after a waiting period of up to 5 years) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Utah | Expungement (BCI certificate of eligibility, then petition); automatic expungement for certain less serious misdemeanors | 3 to 10 after completing the sentence (range) | 3 to 10 after completing the sentence (range; one felony) | Not confirmed | Yes (2019) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Vermont | Sealing (qualifying crimes) | 3 to 5 | 3 to 5 (some non-violent felonies, expanded in 2025) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Virginia | Sealing by petition; automatic sealing | 7 (petition) | 10 (petition; Class 5 or 6 felonies and 18.2-95 larceny only) | No (18.2-266 is on the ineligible list) | Yes (2021) | None (no court fees or costs for the petition) | law.lis.virginia.gov |
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| Washington | Vacation of conviction (misdemeanor and felony) | 3 (5 for a domestic violence offense) | 5 (class C); 10 (class B); class A not eligible | No (RCW 46.61.502 and 46.61.504 convictions cannot be vacated) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | app.leg.wa.gov |
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| West Virginia | Expungement (by petition) | 1 to 5 (range) | 1 to 5 (range; a single nonviolent felony) | Not confirmed | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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| Wisconsin | Expungement ordered at sentencing (offender under 25) | None (ordered at sentencing; takes effect on successful completion of the sentence) | None (same rule; maximum penalty 6 years or less) | Limited (the DOT driving record of a conviction is never expunged; court expungement only if ordered at sentencing for an offender under 25) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | docs.legis.wisconsin.gov |
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| Wyoming | Expungement (a single felony; a handful of misdemeanors, once) | 5 (simple assault, domestic violence, reckless endangerment, breach of peace only) | 10 after the sentence expires (one felony) | No (DUI is excluded from felony expungement and is not among the eligible misdemeanors) | No (not on the Clean Slate Initiative list) | Not published | ccresourcecenter.org |
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