You are eligible to seal your criminal record if:

  • You have been crime-free for at least 10 years since your conviction and/or release (whichever is later), and
  • You have 2 convictions or less on your criminal record. This means no more than two misdemeanor convictions OR one felony and one misdemeanor conviction.

If you have more than 2 convictions, you may still be eligible if your convictions are related to the same one or two incidents. For example, if you were charged and convicted of multiple crimes during one incident, the court may decide to treat the multiple convictions as one conviction.

Expunged marijuana convictions do not count toward your total number of convictions. These are treated as if they never happened.

Learn more about the application process to seal your records at the NYC Courts website.

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Last Reviewed: July 24, 2023