Clear your Ohio record.

A case that ended with no conviction can be sealed or expunged under ORC § 2953.33. That covers a not guilty finding, a dismissed charge and a no bill. Possession of marijuana or hashish has its own path. A case from before March 20, 2026 can be expunged under ORC § 2953.321. The court must hold a hearing 45 to 90 days after you file. The prosecutor may object. The judge asks whether you have been rehabilitated. The judge weighs your interest against the government's need to keep the record.

Under ORC § 2953.32, a first or second degree felony cannot be sealed or expunged. The same bar covers a felony offense of violence and most traffic offenses. A victim of human trafficking has a separate door under ORC § 2953.36. A third-degree felony has a limit. It can be sealed only if you have no more than one other felony. If you have two of them, you can have no more than two other convictions. Both must be misdemeanors. The law changed in April 2023 and again in September 2025. If you did not qualify before, check again.

The wait runs from your final discharge. Sealing waits six months for a minor misdemeanor. It waits one year for a misdemeanor or a fourth or fifth degree felony. It waits three years for one or two third-degree felonies. Expungement destroys the record. A sealed record stays on file, hidden from most people. For a misdemeanor the two waits are the same. For a felony, expungement waits ten more years.