Ind. Code § 35-38-9-2 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING DISMISSAL, VERDICT, OR FINDING — SEALING AND EXPUNGING CONVICTION RECORDS —38-9-2 - Expunging misdemeanor convictions

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 8.5 of this chapter, this section applies only to a person convicted of a misdemeanor, including a Class D felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014) reduced to a misdemeanor.

(b) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) A person convicted of two (2) or more felony offenses that:

(A) involved the unlawful use of a deadly weapon; and

(B) were not committed as part of the same episode of criminal conduct.

(2) A sex or violent offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5) .

(c) Not earlier than five (5) years after the date of conviction (unless the prosecuting attorney consents in writing to an earlier period) for the misdemeanor or the felony reduced to a misdemeanor pursuant to IC 35-38-1-1.5 or IC 35-50-2-7, the person convicted of the misdemeanor or the felony reduced to a misdemeanor may petition a court to expunge all conviction records, including records contained in:

(1) a court's files;

(2) the files of the department of correction;

(3) the files of the bureau of motor vehicles; and

(4) the files of any other person who provided treatment or services to the petitioning person under a court order;

that relate to the person's misdemeanor conviction, including records of a collateral action.

(d) A person who files a petition to expunge conviction records, including any records relating to the conviction and any records concerning a collateral action, shall file the petition in a circuit or superior court in the county of conviction.

(e) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) the period required by this section has elapsed;

(2) no charges are pending against the person;

(3) the person has paid all fines, fees, and court costs, and satisfied any restitution obligation placed on the person as part of the sentence; and

(4) the person has not been convicted of a crime within the previous five (5) years (or within a shorter period agreed to by the prosecuting attorney if the prosecuting attorney has consented to a shorter period under subsection (c));

the court shall order the conviction records described in subsection (c), including any records relating to the conviction and any records concerning a collateral action, expunged in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.

IC 35-38-9-2

Amended by P.L. 55-2020,SEC. 9, eff. 3/18/2020.

Amended by P.L. 219-2019,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by P.L. 95-2017,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by P.L. 142-2015, SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by P.L. 181-2014, SEC. 8, eff. 3/26/2014.

Added by P.L. 159-2013, SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2013.