Alabama

Adult criminal records for cases that were heard in drug court, mental health court, veterans court, or any other deferred prosecution program can be expunged one year after you successfully complete the program. You must file a petition in court to start the process, and it is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 

Adult criminal records for arrests for which you were never convicted are eligible for expungement in some situations. You must file a petition in court to start the process, and you may be able to file petitions to expunge more than one arrest. The judge must consider your first petition, and it is up to the judge how many other petitions they will allow you to file after that. 

• If you were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor or lower offense, the record can be expunged 90 days after dismissal with prejudice, a return of no bill by the grand jury, or a nolle prosequi without conditions and the charge or charges have not been refiled. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, the record can be expunged immediately after an indictment has been quashed and the statute of limitations for refiling the charge or charges has expired or the prosecuting agency confirms that the charge or charges will not be refiled. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor or lower offense and the charge was dismissed without prejudice, the record can be expunged one year after the dismissal, so long as you are not convicted of anything else, during those two years. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were convicted of a misdemeanor, the records can be expunged three years from the date of conviction, so long as you meet other requirements. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were arrested and charged with a felony, the record can be expunged 90 days after dismissal with prejudice, a return of no bill by the grand jury, or a nolle prosequi without conditions and the charge or charges have not been refiled. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were arrested and charged with a felony, the record can be expunged immediately after an indictment has been quashed and the statute of limitations for refiling the charge or charges has expired or the prosecuting agency confirms that the charge or charges will not be refiled. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were arrested and charged with a felony and the charge was dismissed without prejudice, the records can be expunged five years after the dismissal, so long as you are not convicted of anything else during those five years. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition. 
• If you were convicted of a felony and granted a certificate of pardon with restoration of civil and political rights for the conviction from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the records can be expunged 180 days from the date of the issuance of the certification of pardon, so long as you meet other requirements. It is up to the judge whether to grant your petition.