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Expungement of Conviction Records You may request to have criminal records of misdemeanors and lower-level felonies (Class D or Level 6 felonies) reduced to misdemeanors expunged if all of the following apply: At least five years have passed since the date of your conviction.

The Indiana Second Chance Law allows an individual to petition the court for an expungement of criminal records or to seal certain arrests or convictions. If the petition is granted, a person's criminal history is either expunged, sealed, or marked as expunged, depending on the reason a court granted the petition.

If you have a felony conviction on your record, you might meet Indiana's eligibility requirements for expungement if: It has been eight years since your most recent conviction or three years since the completion of your sentence (the later of the two) You are not a violent offender or sex offender.

If you have a felony conviction on your record, you might meet Indiana's eligibility requirements for expungement if: It has been eight years since your most recent conviction or three years since the completion of your sentence (the later of the two) You are not a violent offender or sex offender.

Here are some of the crimes that cannot be expunged in Indiana: Crimes that involve homicide (murder and manslaughter) Multiple convictions for crimes that involve the use of deadly weapons. Crimes that involve sex or violent offenses. Certain misconduct offenses.

The petition to expunge arrest records should be filed in the court where charges were filed or, if no criminal charges were filed, in a court in the county where the arrest occurred. I.C. 35-38-9-1(e). There is no filing fee required for a petition under this section.