Clean Slate Takes Effect

Over 1 million residents to become conviction free

LANSING, April 11, 2023– Today, in accordance with the Clean Slate legislation enacted in 2020, the Michigan State Police are launching a new automatic expungement program, which will search the state’s Criminal Historical Record database system daily for eligible convictions to automatically expunge. It is anticipated that over 1 million residents will receive automatic expungements on this, the first day of the program’s rollout, and 400,000 residents are expected to end the day completely conviction free. 

 Under the program, up to four misdemeanor convictions that were punishable by 93 days or more are automatically expunged after seven years, while all misdemeanors that were punishable by less than 93 days are automatically expunged after seven years.
For felonies, up to two convictions may be automatically expunged following 10 years after either the date of the imposition of the sentence, or the completion of any term of imprisonment with Michigan Department of Corrections – whichever occurs later. 

​To be eligible residents cannot have pending charges.

For more information on the program’s requirements, go to michigan.gov.
 To check your public record, go to the Internet Criminal History Access Tool page on michigan.gov. 
There is a $10 fee.