Expungement
How to clear an eligible criminal record in Utah, from the certificate of eligibility to automatic Clean Slate expungement.
How Far Back Does a Background Check Go in Utah?
Under federal law, background-check companies can't report most arrests or civil judgments older than 7 years, but convictions can be reported with no time limit unless the job pays $75,000+.
Restoring Voting Rights After a Utah Felony Conviction
Utah is unusually permissive here — voting rights are restored the moment someone is sentenced to probation or released on parole, not only after every part of the sentence is fully completed.
Restoring Your Right to Own a Firearm After a Utah Conviction
Under Utah's restricted-person statute, a felony that has been expunged, set aside, reduced to a misdemeanor, or pardoned, or whose civil rights were restored, generally no longer makes you a restricted person unless the order says otherwise.
Utah Expungement and Employment: What Employers Can and Can't Ask
Utah's 'ban the box' law only protects applicants at public-sector employers — private businesses in Utah can still ask about criminal history right on the initial job application.
Utah Expungement Forms: Complete List
Every core document in the Utah expungement process — from the BCI application through the court's final order — explained in plain English.
Utah Juvenile Record Sealing: How It Differs From Adult Expungement
Juvenile records go through juvenile court, not BCI's adult expungement process — here's Utah's eligibility timeline, required documentation, and the exclusion for the most serious offenses.
Expunging a Utah Arrest When No Charges Were Filed
An arrest that never led to charges still creates a public record in Utah — here's why it's generally the easiest case to expunge, and the lower fees that reflect that.
Utah Pardons vs. Expungement: What's the Difference
Expungement seals a record; a pardon forgives it without erasing it — but in Utah, a pardon can produce the same practical sealing effect, and generally comes after expungement, not instead of it.
How to Appeal a Denied Utah Expungement Petition
Why Utah expungement petitions get denied, what your options are afterward, and why the standard petitioners have to meet is higher than many people expect.
Does an Expunged Record Show Up on a Background Check in Utah?
What expungement actually does to a Utah criminal record for employment, housing, and licensing background checks — and the situations where it can still matter.
Can You Expunge a DUI in Utah?
A Utah misdemeanor DUI generally requires a 10-year wait before you can petition for expungement, a felony DUI is not eligible, and your total criminal history is also limited by statute.
Utah's Automatic Expungement (Clean Slate) Explained
How Utah's Clean Slate law clears eligible records without a petition, BCI application or fee: which cases qualify, the 5-, 6- and 7-year waiting periods, and what is excluded.
Utah Certificate of Eligibility: How to Apply (BCI)
How to apply to Utah's Bureau of Criminal Identification for the Certificate of Eligibility you need before filing an expungement petition.
Utah Expungement Cost: Full Fee Breakdown
Every fee involved in expunging a Utah criminal record — BCI's application and issuance fees, plus the court's petition filing fee — and how to ask for a waiver.
How to Expunge a Criminal Record in Utah (Complete Guide)
The complete process for expunging an eligible Utah criminal record — including the newer automatic Clean Slate track — from eligibility through the final court order.
Utah Expungement Eligibility: What Determines Whether You Qualify
Utah's petition track requires waiting periods of 3 to 10 years by offense (3 years class C, 4 class B, 5 class A, 7 felony, 10 DUI), and the automatic Clean Slate track covers a narrower set of cases with its own periods.