# Minor misdemeanor (sealing) · Ohio — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For Minor misdemeanor (sealing) · Ohio, waiting period is six months; measured from is the offender's final discharge; section is 2953.32, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Minor misdemeanor (sealing) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Ohio
- **Waiting period:** six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the offender's final discharge _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 2953.32 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> At the expiration of six months after the offender's final discharge if convicted of a minor misdemeanor.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Offense class

> (a) An application for sealing under this section may be made at whichever of the following times is applicable regarding the offense: (i) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(1)(a)(iv) of this section, at the expiration of three years after the offender's final discharge if convicted of one or two felonies of the third degree, so long as none of the offenses is a violation of section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2921.43> 2921.43 of the Revised Code; (ii) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(1)(a)(iv) of this section, at the expiration of one year after the offender's final discharge if convicted of one or more felonies of the fourth or fifth degree or one or more misdemeanors, so long as none of the offenses is a violation of section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2921.43> 2921.43 of the Revised Code or a felony offense of violence; (iii) At the expiration of seven years after the offender's final discharge if the record includes one or more convictions of soliciting improper compensation in violation of section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2921.43> 2921.43 of the Revised Code; (iv) If the offender was subject to the requirements of Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code as it existed prior to January 1, 2008, at the expiration of five years after the requirements have ended under section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2950.07> 2950.07 of the Revised Code or section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2950.07> 2950.07 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to January 1, 2008, or are terminated under section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2950.15> 2950.15 or <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2950.151> 2950.151 of the Revised Code; (v) At the expiration of six months after the offender's final discharge if convicted of a minor misdemeanor.

### Section

> Section 2953.32 | Sealing or expungement of record of conviction record or bail forfeiture; exceptions.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2953.32

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