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To start the process, there is a $65 application fee that must be paid at time when you submit the application. Upon review, if you are eligible for certificate(s), a $65 fee will be charged to each case (conviction & plea in abeyance). No is no certificate fees for dismissals, acquittals, or declinations.

You must first obtain a certificate of eligibility from the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI), before filing a petition to expunge records. Your expungement eligibility will be based upon your total criminal history, not just what has been reported to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.

The BCI states that the application fee for requesting a certificate will cost $65.00. Additionally, if the BCI determines that you are eligible to receive a certificate, there will be an additional $65.00 fee charged for each conviction that a person wishes to expunge.

Unless a person has been pardoned for the offense, records of the following crimes cannot be expunged: felony driving under the influence; automobile homicide; a registerable sex offense (Utah Code Section 77-41-102); a capital felony, first degree felony or violent felony (Utah Code Section 76-3-203.5);

Generally, an arrest or a conviction stays on your record forever. Expunging a criminal record means that the court orders the history of the case sealed. This includes: records of the arrest.

You aren't facing any other criminal chargesIf you were convicted, then you can have your records expunged after a certain number of years, depending on the severity of the crime: Misdemeanors under the Utah Traffic Code: 10 years. Felonies under the Utah Controlled Substance Act: 10 years. Other felonies: 7 years.