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

For Misdemeanor (expungement) · Ohio, waiting period is one year; measured from is the offender's final discharge; section is 2953.32, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Misdemeanor (expungement) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Ohio
- **Waiting period:** one year _(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

> Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(1)(b)(ii) of this section, if the offense is a misdemeanor, at the expiration of one year after the offender's final discharge;

## 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

> (b) An application for expungement 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)(b)(ii) of this section, if the offense is a misdemeanor, at the expiration of one year after the offender's final discharge; (ii) If the offense is a minor misdemeanor, at the expiration of six months after the offender's final discharge; (iii) If the offense is a felony, at the expiration of ten years after the time specified in division (B)(1)(a) of this section at which the person may file an application for sealing with respect to that felony offense.

### 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.
Part of [Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state](https://referencesource.org/criminal-record-expungement-waiting-periods-by-state/).