Automatic Nondisclosure For First-time Misdemeanors In Salt Lake
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You must file your Petition to Expunge Records before the 180 days are up. The forms listed here are available in the forms section below. Petition to Expunge Records: Choose the Petition to Expunge Records that best matches your case. Fill it out and bring it with the original of your certificate of eligibility.
Utah's Clean Slate law requires certain criminal records to be expunged automatically. Find out if your record has been automatically expunged and how this can help you.
Per Utah Code 77-40a-201 through 77-40a-203, a certificate of eligibility is not required for Auto/Clean Slate expungement. These expungements are initiated and completed via an automatic process in place between the Courts and BCI.
Class A misdemeanors: 5 years. Class B misdemeanors: 4 years. Other misdemeanors or infractions: 3 years.
Utah's “Clean Slate” law was implemented on February 10th 2022 and the Utah Courts began the process of automatically expunging qualifying misdemeanor records.
A misdemeanor is a lower offense than a Utah felony. A misdemeanor can be punished with a county jail term of up to one year and, or a fine. You can not go to prison for a misdemeanor conviction.
Contact the Clerk of Court Often, clerks maintain records of expungement orders. By providing your case number or other identifying information, the clerk can verify if the court has processed your expungement order.