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The Filing Fee: An "administrative filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per filing shall be paid at the time the petition is filed and is a condition precedent to any expungement ruling of the circuit court.

There is no provision in Alabama that allows for the expungement of criminal records. If you are convicted of DUI in Alabama, it is on your record for the rest of your life, with few exceptions. The only exceptions are if the court grants you Youthful Offender status and or your case is heard in juvenile court.

Expungement may be sought 90 days after charges dismissed with prejudice, and after an additional waiting period after dismissal without prejudice (two years for misdemeanors, reduced to one year in 2021, and five years for felonies) ?if the person has not been convicted of any other felony or misdemeanor crime, any ...

With the passage of Alabama Senate Bill 117, not only may dismissed misdemeanor cases be expunged; now, in Alabama, any felony case dismissed may be expunged and convictions for certain criminal offenses, including misdemeanors and felonies, may be expunged from a person's record.

To expunge a case you must file a petition initiating an expungement in the appropriate Circuit Court and the proper parties must be served. If your petition is defective, you do not attach the proper exhibits, or you do not serve the proper parties, your petition may be denied on procedural grounds.

You will incur some expenses when seeking an expungement in Alabama. There is an administrative filing fee of $300, plus approximately $300 in court costs, a certified records fee of $100 as well as your attorney's fee.