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In Arkansas: You must wait 60 days after completing your sentence if the records involve a non-violent misdemeanor. If the records involve a violent or sexual misdemeanor, you must wait five years and 60 days after completing your sentence. You must wait five years after completing probation for felony convictions.

Sealing Your Record You can also contact Arkansas Legal Aid at 1-800-9 LAW AID (1-800-952-9243). After completing the Petition and Order to Seal you should take them to the court in which you were sentenced. They will provide you with further instructions.

Expunging Misdemeanors Convictions in Arkansas A person can ask the court to seal most misdemeanor convictions immediately after completing the sentence. Certain misdemeanor convictions require a five-year waiting period before the records can be sealed, including certain battery and indecency convictions.

If you are eligible to have an offense expunged then you can file a petition to seal your records. The uniform Petition and Order to Seal can be found at .arlegalservices.org. You must file the Petition and the Order to Seal in the circuit or district court of the county where the crime was committed.

To apply for sealing of records in Arkansas, an individual must file a Petition and Order to Seal in the circuit or district court in the county where the crime and conviction occurred. The Arkansas Department of Public Safety provides petition forms on its website. There's no fee to file.

If you are eligible, we draft the expungement petition and file it with the appropriate court. How much does it cost? What's the catch? $250 to obtain and analyze your background and case records to determine your eligibility, and $500 for preparation of the petition or $1000 for assistance with pardon preparation.

What Crimes Cannot Be Expunged in Arkansas? Your case is still open. You have multiple felony convictions. You have not fulfilled all the necessary court orders and conditions associated with your sentence. You committed a Class Y felony. You committed a capital offense.

You can look up public criminal records in Arkansas online using the Office of the Courts Public CourtConnect....You can search their database using the following information: Name (person or a business) Case type. Judgments. Case information. Cases filed by date. Docket filings by date.