State Law Summary
Wisconsin
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Primary Sources: Expunging WI Court Records (Apr 2015)
Secondary Sources: Wisconsin CCRC (7/13/2020)
Summary of the Law
CONVICTIONS Wisconsin Statute § 973.015
- Misdemeanors:
- Expungement for misdemeanors, if the individual is under 25 at the time of the offense, automatically upon completion of sentence.
- Pre-2009: Expungement for misdemeanors, if the individual is under 21 at the time of the offense, automatically upon completion of sentence.
- Felonies:
- Post-2009: Expungement for first-time, non-violent felonies, if the individual is under 25 at the time of the offense, automatically upon completion of sentence. Court must make a finding at the time of sentencing.
- Not eligible: n/a
- Lifetime or other Limits:
- No prior felony condition, defied by punishable by 6 years or less.
- LFO payment required for sentence completion:
- Other Unmodeled Criteria or details:
- Victims of Human Trafficking
- Expungement must be made at the time of sentencing.
NON-CONVICTIONS:Wis. Stat. § 165.84(1)
- Expungement for non-conviction records upon disposition.
- Other Un-modeled Criteria or details:
- Deferred prosecution under 165.84(1)