What charges may be sealed or expunged?
Unless prohibited by statute from being sealed or expunged, any charge which resulted in a withholding of adjudication or in an acquittal (not guilty verdict) after trial may be sealed and in some circumstances expunged. Normally a charge may not be expunged until it has first been sealed for at least 10 years. A charge which was dismissed before trial (e.g., no information, nolle prosequi, no bill, etc.) may be expunged immediately provided all charges related to the arrest were so disposed of, and the record is otherwise eligible.
