About clearing a record in Wisconsin

Wisconsin law lets a judge order a conviction record expunged under Wis. Stat. § 973.015. In most cases the judge can make that order only at sentencing. The court record is then expunged once you complete your sentence.

Under Wis. Stat. § 973.015, you must have been under 25 when you committed the offense. The crime must carry a top prison term of six years or less. The law bars a Class H or Class I felony in three cases: a prior felony, a violent offense, or a crime the law names.

One path has no age rule and no deadline. It is a motion by a victim of trafficking for a commercial sex act, for a prostitution conviction. The law reaches the court record of a case where a court found you guilty. An arrest with no charge, or a dismissed charge, leaves no such record to expunge.

Remedies in Wisconsin

  • Expungement DIY