Ask to seal an eligible adult conviction
Criminal & Court
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Use the January 2026 adult set-aside packet to check eligibility, fingerprint requirements, service and filing.

Who this route is for
Eligible Oregon circuit-court adult convictions or contempt cases. Excluded offenses, outstanding charges, sentence completion and waiting periods require individual review.

Timing and notices
Waiting periods depend on offense class, conviction or release date, new offenses and probation revocation. Use the current packet rather than a single universal date.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Case judgment, offense information and sentence-completion records
[ ] Fingerprint card and Oregon State Police set-aside request
[ ] Motion and declaration of eligibility
[ ] Copies for the prosecuting attorney and your records

How to proceed
1. Read the packet and current ORS 137.225; confirm the case qualifies and the longest applicable waiting period has ended.
2. Get fingerprinted and send the card and OSP request to Oregon State Police; pay the OSP conviction-check fee.
3. Complete the Motion to Set Aside and declaration; make copies.
4. Mail a copy to the prosecuting attorney for the county where the case occurred and complete the certificate of mailing.
5. File the originals in the circuit court where the case happened and respond to any hearing notice.

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

Limits: Traffic convictions and many other offenses are excluded. Federal, tribal, out-of-state and local-court cases need different review. Sealing is not guaranteed and does not eliminate every federal background-check result.

Publisher sources
Ask to seal an eligible adult conviction - 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
Read the packet and current ORS 137.225; confirm the case qualifies and the longest applicable waiting period has ended.

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.