Ask to seal an eligible arrest, dismissal or acquittal
Criminal & Court
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Select the non-conviction option in the adult set-aside packet for qualifying arrest, citation, dismissal or acquittal records.

Who this route is for
Eligible adult Oregon circuit-court records without a conviction being sealed. A mixed case containing convictions needs careful review of the correct option.

Timing and notices
The packet permits filing after dismissal or acquittal, or 60 days after a prosecutor says no charges will be filed. Verify that exact situation and all exclusions.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Arrest or citation date and agency
[ ] Case number and dismissal or acquittal order, if any
[ ] Prosecutor decision information for an unfiled case
[ ] Fingerprint and OSP request documents
[ ] Completed motion and mailing certificate

How to proceed
1. Identify whether charges were never filed, were dismissed, or ended in acquittal; read the matching packet option.
2. Confirm eligibility and timing before signing the declaration; DUII diversion dismissals have a specific exclusion.
3. Submit fingerprints and the OSP request as the packet directs.
4. Mail the completed motion and declaration to the appropriate prosecuting attorney and record the mailing on the form.
5. File in the circuit court where the case happened or would have happened; keep any sealing order.

Get the non-conviction set-aside packet: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/CrimArrestSetAside.aspx

Limits: This is a non-conviction filing route, not a promise that every arrest can be sealed. Juvenile cases use different expunction forms.

Publisher sources
Ask to seal an eligible arrest, dismissal or acquittal - official instructions
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/CriminalSetAside_AdultCases.pdf
Evidence type: publisher-pdf
SHA-256: b22cc346caf6c38730e9992d74016e948180d92b379b6592ab333b06ac880071

This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline.

Start here
Identify whether charges were never filed, were dismissed, or ended in acquittal; read the matching packet option.

Where and how to submit
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/CrimArrestSetAside.aspx

What will it cost?
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.

After submission
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.

Corrections, denials and appeals
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.

Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.