CONVICTIONS:

  1. Misdemeanors:
  1. Expungement available for pardoned misdemeanors after 7-year waiting period from completion of sentence. Ky. Const. § 77; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.073 (1)(c)
  2. Expungement is mandatory for a misdemeanor conviction, or series of misdemeanors arising from single incident, upon petition after a 5-year waiting-period starting from  completion of sentence, if clean (no conviction during waiting-period, no pending charges). Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.078
  3. Expungement is discretionary for a series of misdemeanors not arising from a single incident, upon petition after a 5-year waiting-period starting from completion of sentence, if clean (no conviction during waiting period, no pending charges).  Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.078
  1. Felonies:
  1. Expungement available for pardoned felonies after 7-year waiting period from completion of sentence. Ky. Const. § 77; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.073 (1)(c)
  2. Expungement available for listed Class D felony convictions upon completion of sentence and after a 5-year waiting-period starting from date of completion of sentence and clean (no convictions, no pending charges).  Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.073.
  1. Not eligible: Violations of Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 189A.010 (DUI), 508.032 (domestic assault), or 519.055 (impersonating a peace officer), abuse of public office, a sex offense, an offense committed against a child, or an offense that resulted in serious bodily injury or death.  § 431.073(1)(D). For misdemeanors, no sex offenses or offenses against a child. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.078
  2. Lifetime or other Limits:  Once per lifetime for felonies, Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.073(4)(a),  but effective June 26, 2019, this limitation restarted, so that a person who had a felony conviction expunged prior to that date is eligible for one more. For misdemeanors, no apparent limit.
  3. Treatment of Multiple Convictions from the Same Incident: Permissible. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.073 (1)
  4. LFO payment required for sentence completion: Not expressly required.
  5. Other Unmodeled Criteria or details: Juvenile, human trafficking

NON-CONVICTIONS:

  1. Automatic expungement for misdemeanor and felony arrests/charges disposed of after March 26, 2020 where charges dismissed with prejudice or acquitted upon disposition with no waiting-period. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.076(1)(a).
  2. Expungement for misdemeanor arrests/charges where charges dismissed with prejudice or acquitted, before March 26, 2020, after 60-day waiting-period from disposition. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.076.
  3. Expungement for felony arrests/charges where no indictment was filed, before March 26, 2020, after 60-day waiting-period from disposition. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.076(1)(b).
  4. Expungement for felony arrests/charges where charges dismissed without prejudice after 3-year waiting-period starting from date of disposition. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.076(2)(c).
  5. Expungement for misdemeanor arrests/charges where charges dismissed without prejudice after 1-year waiting-period starting from date of disposition. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.076(2)(c).