Expungement Eligibility Calculator

This calculator converts six offense-type categories — infraction through registrable sex offense — into typical statutory waiting periods (1 year for infractions up to 10 years for violent felonies), then builds a 0–100 eligibility score from how far past that waiting period you are. The score starts from a time-elapsed ratio (capped at double the required wait, worth up to 50 points), adds a 20-point bonus once the waiting period is actually satisfied, and then subtracts for factors that commonly disqualify petitions in real courts: 15 points per subsequent offense, 20 points for unpaid restitution, 20 points for a violent-felony record, and 10 points per additional conviction beyond the first. It also adds bonus points for offenses committed as a minor (10 points under 21, another 10 under 18), reflecting how many states extend more favorable juvenile-record relief. Selecting a registrable sex offense zeroes the score outright, since nearly every U.S. jurisdiction bars expungement for those convictions regardless of other factors.

Alongside eligibility, the calculator estimates filing costs (scaled to offense severity), a flat attorney-fee estimate, and a processing timeline in months. None of these figures come from a specific state's expungement statute — actual waiting periods, disqualifying factors, and costs vary enormously by jurisdiction, and many states use "sealing" rather than true expungement with different rules entirely. Use this as a rough starting point before consulting an attorney licensed in your state, not as a legal determination of eligibility.