# More than one nonviolent misdemeanor · North Carolina — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For More than one nonviolent misdemeanor · North Carolina, waiting period is seven years; measured from is the date of the person's last conviction, other than a traffic offense not listed in the petition for expunction, or seven years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision has been served, whichever occurs later; section is 15A-145.5, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** More than one nonviolent misdemeanor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** North Carolina
- **Waiting period:** seven years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the date of the person's last conviction, other than a traffic offense not listed in the petition for expunction, or seven years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision has been served, whichever occurs later _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 15A-145.5 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> b. For expunction of more than one nonviolent misdemeanor, seven years after the date of the person's last conviction, other than a traffic offense not listed in the petition for expunction, or seven years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision has been served, whichever occurs later.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Section

> § 15A-145.5. Expunction of certain misdemeanors and felonies; no age limitation.

## Source

- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-145.5.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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