Step One: Fill out the attached forms. Fill in the blanks on the form included in this packet called "Application to Seal a Criminal. Record.In the absence of prior notification, the request may be made after judicial notice has been taken. (F) Time of taking notice. An individual seeking expungement of a conviction must be a first-time offender and the crime must be one for which expungement is permitted under Ohio law. Automatic Nondisclosure: This method applies to first-time misdemeanors occurring after Sept. Assist you with sealing or expunging a criminal record in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. This issue of the DOCKET reports 18 new suits representative of the part of the experiment conducted in the courts.