Downloadable PDFs of forms (for pardons, expungement, and sealing records) are available for your convenience. Please note that some of these forms are county-specific. Call or visit your local county court office to obtain county-specific documents for where you reside. Some forms are not available online. Contact your local county or state court to obtain the documents you need.
Select your state:
Alabama 
Record sealing and expungement are not offered in Alabama. The only way to clear your Alabama record is through executive clemency (pardon from the governor).
Arizona 
Form to Set Aside A Conviction in Arizona (Mesa County)
Form to Set Aside a Traffic Violation in Arizona (Mesa County)
Arizona Pardon Application
District of Columbia 
To obtain expungement and record sealing forms for the District of Columbia, please contact the Public Defender Service (PDS) for DC.
PDS Community Defender Division
680 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Suite H-5
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 824-2801
Idaho 
Idaho does not have a specific form to apply for expungement. You must write your own petition, stating the information regarding your offense and why you feel you should receive an expungement.
Idaho Pardon Application
Iowa 
Iowa only offers expungement under very specific circumstances. Talk to a qualified attorney to see if your case is eligible for expungement. Iowa courts do not provide a specific form to expunge your record. You must write a letter to the courts stating the conviction you would like expunged, and why you feel you need the expungement.
Maine 
Currently, Maine only allows for juveniles to expunge their record. Adult convictions can only be removed from your record through a pardon.
Maryland 
The pardon application for Maryland is only available by writing to:
Maryland Parole Commission
6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 307
Baltimore, MD 21215-234
Montana 
Montana expungement is only allowed in very specific circumstances.
New Hampshire 
New Hampshire Expungement Form
New Hampshire Pardon Application
New Hampshire Petition To Annul
North Carolina 
There is no formal application for an expungement in North Carolina. You must write up your own petition to expunge and submit it to the courts.
North Dakota 
Expungements in North Dakota are only granted under very specific circumstances.
Ohio 
Ohio Expungement Form (Hamilton County)
Ohio Juvenile Record Sealing Form (Cuyahoga County)
Ohio Pardon Application
Oregon 
Oregon expungement forms are county-specific, and only available by contacting your local county court.
Rhode Island 
There is no specific form for Rhode Island pardons. To apply for a pardon, you must write a letter explaining the conviction you would like pardoned, and why you feel you would benefit from a pardon.
South Carolina 
South Carolina Record Sealing Form
South Carolina Juvenile Expungement Form
South Carolina Pardon Application
Virginia 
For more information, contact:
Patricia Tucker, Director of Extradition and Clemency
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Post Office Box 2454
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2454
(804) 692-0105
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