Welcome to LSNJ’s Clearing Your Record Online toolkit. Here, you can find out whether you are eligible​ to expunge your criminal record, create forms you will need to submit to the court, access instructional videos, and find other resources to help you with expungement.

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Before you start 

• Our eligibility interview can only help with expungement of New Jersey criminal records, not out-of-state criminal records. What if I have a record in another state?
  
  
• A judge in the Superior Court in the county where you were arrested or convicted will decide whether to approve your request for expungement. This site will tell you if you may be eligible to expunge and help you fill out the forms, but only a judge can decide whether or not t​o grant your request.
  
  
• If you decide to apply for expungement after completing our eligibility interview, you will need your entire adult and juvenile record in New Jersey, including the date of arrest, the statute number of the offense, the date you were convicted or pled guilty, the disposition of your case, and the status of any penalties imposed on you at sentencing, to complete the actual forms. Click here for information on how to get your entire New Jersey criminal record from the state police.

Once you are ready, you can click on the link below to answer some questions about your record. It should take between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on your record. When you are finished, we will let you know if your record is expungeable, and whether there is a waiting period before you can apply.

If you are low-income and need additional help, you can apply online for help from Legal Services of New Jersey at www.lsnjlawhotline.org.

Click here to see if you are eligible for expungement

If you have determined you are eligible for expungement and are ready to file your expungement electronically, you can file through the NJ Courts eCourts Expungement System. If you are unable to access the eCourts System or prefer to file your application manually, you may click the button below to fill out the forms to expunge your record. You will need to connect to a printer to print and mail them when you are finished.

Click here to fill out expungement forms

Other information to help you get started 

• Expungement Frequently Asked Questions
• Convictions that cannot be expunged
• Expungement for Victims of Human Trafficking and Identity Theft

Outside Links 

• New Jersey's Expungement Statute
• Office of Transitional Services: County smart books and other resources
• One-Stop Career Centers
• New Jersey Statutes Database