US record relief · 50 states

Find out if your record can be cleared.

12 states automatically seal records that qualify. 38 states and DC require you to file. We'll tell you which regime applies to you, the statute that controls, and the earliest date you can act.

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Free. No registration. We never store your answers. Updated October 31, 2026.

Eligibility quiz

Find out if your record can be cleared

Step 1 of 4 — Your state

Informational, not legal advice. We never store your answers. Google Analytics records that a quiz was completed and for which state, along with the standard page-view data described in our privacy notice. Statute citations and eligibility windows reflect research as of the “last verified” date on each state page.

All 50 states & DC

Sage = automatic Clean Slate. Amber = petition required.

12 automatic →38 + DC petition →

Read the substance.

The quiz answers a yes/no/wait question. The rest of the site explains what those answers actually mean — including the exceptions and edge cases the law works hardest to hide.

Automatic vs. petition states

Which regime applies to you, and what each requires.

When does the clock actually start?

Conviction date? Release? End of probation? Final restitution payment? It matters.

Excluded offenses

What categories the law leaves out — and why.

Unpaid restitution

How outstanding restitution blocks automatic sealing in most states.

Professional licensing

What a sealed record does and doesn't unlock for nursing, real estate, CDL, and other licenses.

Federal records

Federal expungement is functionally non-existent. Setting honest expectations.

Why we built this — and what we're not.

Roughly 70 million Americans have a criminal record. Many have served their sentence years ago and meet their state's criteria for record sealing — but the eligibility rules vary wildly across the 50 states, and most law firm websites only cover one jurisdiction. The few national resources are encyclopedic, not interactive.

CleanSlateCheck.us exists to bridge that gap. We're an information hub, not a law firm. The quiz returns a statute-cited answer; every state page lays out the procedure, fees, and exceptions. We do not connect visitors with lawyers: when you want a licensed attorney, the official sources on your state's page are the place to start.

We tell you when an answer is uncertain. We tell you when a statute hasn't been verified by an attorney reviewer. We never invent jurisprudence or fabricate stats. And we never store your quiz answers — the audience here is sensitive to surveillance, and we treat that as a hard design constraint.