# Two or three nonviolent felonies · North Carolina — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For Two or three nonviolent felonies · North Carolina, waiting period is 20 years; measured from is the date of the most recent conviction listed in the petition, or 20 years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision related to a conviction listed in the petition has been served, whichever occurs later; section is 15A-145.5, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Two or three nonviolent felonies _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** North Carolina
- **Waiting period:** 20 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the date of the most recent conviction listed in the petition, or 20 years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision related to a conviction listed in the petition 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 two or three nonviolent felonies, 20 years after the date of the most recent conviction listed in the petition, or 20 years after any active sentence, period of probation, or post-release supervision related to a conviction listed in the petition 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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