Oregon: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (OR-AR-4)

Records related to charges brought under the jurisdiction of the court may be expunged upon petition after the person reaches 18 years of age. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(3),(4),(6).

Record Detail(s)

Charges adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

Yes, if objection filed

Clearance Process

By petition or court's own motion

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

A record relating to a case that was terminated before 1975 will not be expunged in the manner initiated by the court under that subsection. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(8). Ineligible offenses in Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(3)(b).

Procedure General

The petition must be filed in the county where the person resided at the time of the most recent termination. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(1).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

A person who is the subject of a record that has been expunged under this section may assert that the record never existed and that the contact, which was the subject of the record, never occurred without incurring a penalty for perjury or false swearing under the laws of this state. ORS § 419A.269(2).

Forms

There is no statutory language.

Waiting Periods

The record should be expunged when the person turns 18 years of age and at least five years has passed since the date of the person's most recent termination.

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