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Ask to seal an eligible arrest, dismissal or acquittal
Oregon Judicial Department · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Select the non-conviction option in the adult set-aside packet for qualifying arrest, citation, dismissal or acquittal records.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Identify whether charges were never filed, were dismissed, or ended in acquittal; read the matching packet option.
1. Is this for me?
Eligible adult Oregon circuit-court records without a conviction being sealed. A mixed case containing convictions needs careful review of the correct option.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Identify whether charges were never filed, were dismissed, or ended in acquittal; read the matching packet option.
- Confirm eligibility and timing before signing the declaration; DUII diversion dismissals have a specific exclusion.
- Submit fingerprints and the OSP request as the packet directs.
- Mail the completed motion and declaration to the appropriate prosecuting attorney and record the mailing on the form.
- File in the circuit court where the case happened or would have happened; keep any sealing order.
Timing: 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.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
This is a non-conviction filing route, not a promise that every arrest can be sealed. Juvenile cases use different expunction forms.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Ask to seal an eligible arrest, dismissal or acquittal - official instructions · publisher pdf
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