Ohio: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (OH-AR-7)

Sealed records relating to a juvenile delinquency matter can be expunged upon petition, if the court finds that the person has been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(B).

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

At court's discretion

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

If the juvenile court is notified by any party in a civil action that a civil action has been filed based on a case the records for which are the subject of a sealing order, the juvenile court shall not expunge a record sealed under section 2151.356 until the civil action has been resolved and is not subject to further appellate review, at which time the records shall be expunged pursuant to division (A) of this section. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(C).

Procedure General

The petition must be filed with the court. The court can order the records sealed if it finds that the person has been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree. For the specific procedure, see Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(B).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

After the records have been expunged under this section, the person who is the subject of the expunged records properly can, and the court will, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon any inquiry in the matter. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.358(F).

Waiting Periods

A petition can be filed at any time after the records have been sealed.

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