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Full record expungement, or a §§18/19 expungement, is the most difficult type of expungement to obtain because it’s the most thorough. This expungement will remove and seal your criminal record from arresting agencies, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s records, and the court’s records. In addition, when asked if you have a criminal record, this expungement allows you to answer, “no.”

In order to qualify for a full expungement, you must fall under one of the following categories:

• You were acquitted.
• You had a conviction reversed on appeal then subsequently dismissed.
• Your innocence was established through DNA evidence post-conviction.
• You received a pardon.
• You were arrested but no charges were filed against you.
• You were under 18 when you were arrested and received a pardon.
• You were charged with one or more misdemeanor or felonies and the charges have been dismissed and will not be refiled. You’ve never been convicted of a felony and no misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against you. This does not apply to dismissals following a deferred judgment or delayed sentencing.
• You were charged with a misdemeanor and the charge was dismissed following the successful completion of a deferred judgment or delayed sentence. You’ve never been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, no misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against you, and at least one year has passed since the charge was dismissed.
• You were charged with a nonviolent felony offense and the charge was dismissed following the successful completion of a deferred judgment or delayed sentence. You’ve never been convicted of  felony, no misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against you, and at least 5 years have passed since the charge was dismissed.
• You were convicted of a misdemeanor offense and sentenced to a fine less than $501. You’ve never been convicted of a felony, and no felony or misdemeanor charges are pending against you.
• You were convicted of a misdemeanor offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, a suspended sentence, or a fine over $500. You’ve never been convicted of a felony, no misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against you, and at least 5 years have passed since the completion of your sentence.
• You were convicted of a nonviolent felony offense. You’ve never been convicted of any other misdemeanor (in the last 7 years) or felony, no felony or misdemeanor charges are pending against you, and at least 5 years have passed since the completion of your sentence.
• You were convicted of not more than two felony offenses, none of which are an 85% crime or require sex offender registration. There are no misdemeanor or felony charges pending and at least 10 years have passed since the completion of your sentence.
• You were charged with not more than two felony offenses and the charges were dismissed following successful completion of a deferred judgment or delayed sentence, none of which are 85% crimes or require sex offender registration. There are no misdemeanor or felony charges pending and at least 10 years have passed since the charges were dismissed.
• You were charged, arrested or had a warrant for your arrest for a crime that was committed by another person who used your name without your permission.
• You were convicted of a nonviolent felony, which has since been reclassified as a misdemeanor. You are not currently incarcerated, at least 30 days have passed since the completion of your sentence and all probation requirements have been satisfied.