Clear your Georgia record.

You can restrict your Georgia record. Georgia law lets you restrict access to certain arrest records under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. For arrests before July 1, 2013, the process uses a petition. For arrests on or after July 1, 2013, the process uses a form provided directly by the prosecuting attorney's office.

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Georgia restricts access to qualifying arrest records rather than expunging or sealing them — the records remain on file but are hidden from most background-check uses.

Georgia automatically restricts arrest records that are left without a disposition after a set period of time, so some records qualify without you filing anything.

Georgia routes the application to the prosecuting attorney's office rather than the court that handled the original case.

Remedies in Georgia

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