North Carolina: Adult Convictions (NC-C-7)

Records relating to a conviction for which a pardon of innocence is received can be expunged by the court. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-149(a).

Record Detail(s)

Pardon

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

The petition must be filed in the court of conviction. For the specific procedure, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-149.

Fees

There are no fees. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-149(b).

Effect

No person as to whom such an order has been entered under this section shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury, or to be guilty of otherwise giving a false statement or response to any inquiry made for any purpose, by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge any expunged entries concerning apprehension, charge, or trial. N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-149(c).

Forms

For more information on application to expunge a criminal record in North Carolina, see here.

Waiting Periods

The petition can be filed upon receipt of a pardon of innocence.

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