Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 18
Expungement of Criminal Records
Effective Jun 10, 1997Laws 1987, HB 1153, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1987; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 843, c. 151, § 1, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 440, c. 397, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997 (superseded document available).
Persons authorized to file a motion for expungement, as provided herein, must be within one of the following categories:
- 1. The person has been acquitted;
- 2. The conviction was reversed with instructions to dismiss by an appellate court of competent jurisdiction, or an appellate court of competent jurisdiction reversed the conviction and the district attorney subsequently dismissed the charge:
- 3. The person was arrested and no charges are filed or charges are dismissed within one (1) year of the arrest;
- 4. The statute of limitations on the offense had expired and no charges were filed; or
5. The person was under eighteen (18) years of age at the time the offense was committed and the person has received a full pardon for the offense.
For purposes of this act, "expungement" shall mean the sealing of criminal records.
Laws 1987, HB 1153, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1987; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 843, c. 151, § 1, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 440, c. 397, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997 (superseded document available).