Oregon: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (OR-AR-5)

Records relating to juvenile delinquency matters can be expunged upon petition, if the court finds that to do so would be in the best interests of the person and the public. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(9).

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

Yes, if objection filed

Clearance Process

By petition or court's own motion

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

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). The juvenile court, after a hearing when the matter is contested, can order expungement of all or any part of the person's record if it finds that to do so would be in the best interests of the person and the public. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(9). For the specific procedure, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262.

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

A petition can be filed at any time.

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