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Our methodologyCriminal Record Expungement Costs
Legal process to have an eligible criminal conviction or arrest record sealed or expunged from public view. Eligibility requirements vary by state based on offense type, sentence completed, and time elapsed. Improves employment, housing, and licensing opportunities.
Cost by Case Type
| Case Type | Estimated Cost * |
|---|---|
| Uncontested (both parties agree) | $299 – $1,032 |
| Contested (court required) | $1,945 – $6,707 |
| Flat Fee Arrangement (hourly equivalent) | $599 – $2,064 |
Filing fees (court costs, separate from attorney fees): $100 – $400
* Estimated based on national averages. Costs vary significantly by jurisdiction, case complexity, and attorney experience.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Criminal Record Expungement
Low
$748
Typical
$1,664
High
$2,580
Low
$654
Typical
$1,436
High
$2,218
Low
$656
Typical
$1,433
High
$2,210
Low
$780
Typical
$1,728
High
$2,675
Low
$745
Typical
$1,660
High
$2,575
Low
$982
Typical
$2,207
High
$3,433
Low
$784
Typical
$1,735
High
$2,685
Low
$654
Typical
$1,433
High
$2,212
Low
$586
Typical
$1,285
High
$1,984
Low
$784
Typical
$1,736
High
$2,689
Low
$702
Typical
$1,555
High
$2,408
Low
$760
Typical
$1,691
High
$2,621
Low
$593
Typical
$1,298
High
$2,003
Low
$1,047
Typical
$2,345
High
$3,643
Low
$822
Typical
$1,821
High
$2,820
Low
$747
Typical
$1,647
High
$2,547
Low
$564
Typical
$1,232
High
$1,900
Low
$673
Typical
$1,482
High
$2,292
Low
$758
Typical
$1,675
High
$2,593
Low
$700
Typical
$1,538
High
$2,375
Low
$854
Typical
$1,898
High
$2,943
Low
$728
Typical
$1,608
High
$2,488
Low
$851
Typical
$1,895
High
$2,939
Low
$846
Typical
$1,886
High
$2,926
Low
$564
Typical
$1,232
High
$1,900
Low
$781
Typical
$1,740
High
$2,700
Low
$819
Typical
$1,812
High
$2,806
Low
$812
Typical
$1,806
High
$2,800
Low
$930
Typical
$2,083
High
$3,236
Low
$897
Typical
$1,999
High
$3,101
Low
$652
Typical
$1,429
High
$2,205
Low
$810
Typical
$1,802
High
$2,793
Low
$621
Typical
$1,361
High
$2,102
Low
$680
Typical
$1,501
High
$2,321
Low
$680
Typical
$1,501
High
$2,321
Low
$746
Typical
$1,658
High
$2,571
Low
$505
Typical
$1,090
High
$1,675
Low
$829
Typical
$1,839
High
$2,849
Low
$796
Typical
$1,760
High
$2,725
Low
$636
Typical
$1,394
High
$2,151
Low
$916
Typical
$2,058
High
$3,201
Low
$601
Typical
$1,313
High
$2,025
Low
$730
Typical
$1,620
High
$2,510
Low
$795
Typical
$1,771
High
$2,748
Low
$730
Typical
$1,611
High
$2,492
Low
$892
Typical
$1,984
High
$3,075
Low
$814
Typical
$1,802
High
$2,790
Low
$588
Typical
$1,284
High
$1,979
Low
$977
Typical
$2,186
High
$3,395
Low
$712
Typical
$1,583
High
$2,454
Low
$746
Typical
$1,661
High
$2,576
Low
$945
Typical
$2,125
High
$3,304
Low
$715
Typical
$1,571
High
$2,428
Low
$703
Typical
$1,552
High
$2,402
Low
$922
Typical
$2,065
High
$3,208
Low
$626
Typical
$1,375
High
$2,123
Low
$829
Typical
$1,841
High
$2,853
Low
$756
Typical
$1,672
High
$2,588
Low
$713
Typical
$1,576
High
$2,440
Low
$594
Typical
$1,300
High
$2,006
Low
$788
Typical
$1,756
High
$2,723
Low
$783
Typical
$1,731
High
$2,679
Low
$507
Typical
$1,094
High
$1,681
Low
$715
Typical
$1,571
High
$2,428
Low
$734
Typical
$1,622
High
$2,509
Low
$880
Typical
$1,967
High
$3,054
Low
$677
Typical
$1,493
High
$2,309
Low
$733
Typical
$1,621
High
$2,509
Low
$881
Typical
$1,962
High
$3,043
Low
$933
Typical
$2,090
High
$3,246
Low
$668
Typical
$1,466
High
$2,265
Low
$673
Typical
$1,485
High
$2,296
Low
$593
Typical
$1,295
High
$1,996
Low
$651
Typical
$1,430
High
$2,210
Low
$729
Typical
$1,609
High
$2,489
Low
$753
Typical
$1,675
High
$2,597
Low
$774
Typical
$1,713
High
$2,653
Low
$780
Typical
$1,725
High
$2,671
Low
$660
Typical
$1,456
High
$2,252
Low
$663
Typical
$1,458
High
$2,253
Low
$759
Typical
$1,691
High
$2,623
Low
$668
Typical
$1,468
High
$2,267
Low
$914
Typical
$2,046
High
$3,178
Low
$767
Typical
$1,707
High
$2,646
Low
$799
Typical
$1,767
High
$2,736
Low
$736
Typical
$1,642
High
$2,547
Low
$854
Typical
$1,898
High
$2,943
Low
$764
Typical
$1,701
High
$2,639
Low
$757
Typical
$1,687
High
$2,617
Low
$623
Typical
$1,368
High
$2,114
Low
$805
Typical
$1,787
High
$2,770
Low
$752
Typical
$1,674
High
$2,597
Low
$572
Typical
$1,250
High
$1,927
Low
$1,038
Typical
$2,340
High
$3,643
Low
$805
Typical
$1,787
High
$2,770
Low
$819
Typical
$1,812
High
$2,806
Low
$613
Typical
$1,340
High
$2,068
Low
$742
Typical
$1,637
High
$2,533
Low
$550
Typical
$1,201
High
$1,853
Low
$1,012
Typical
$2,282
High
$3,552
Low
$583
Typical
$1,276
High
$1,969
Low
$698
Typical
$1,546
High
$2,395
Low
$736
Typical
$1,625
High
$2,515
Low
$676
Typical
$1,489
High
$2,301
Low
$877
Typical
$1,965
High
$3,053
Low
$744
Typical
$1,656
High
$2,567
Low
$591
Typical
$1,289
High
$1,988
Low
$931
Typical
$2,093
High
$3,254
Low
$713
Typical
$1,580
High
$2,447
Low
$780
Typical
$1,726
High
$2,671
Low
$672
Typical
$1,481
High
$2,291
Low
$805
Typical
$1,783
High
$2,761
Low
$729
Typical
$1,617
High
$2,506
Low
$600
Typical
$1,315
High
$2,030
Low
$694
Typical
$1,532
High
$2,371
Low
$639
Typical
$1,405
High
$2,170
Low
$760
Typical
$1,681
High
$2,601
Low
$688
Typical
$1,519
High
$2,349
Low
$614
Typical
$1,351
High
$2,087
Low
$810
Typical
$1,799
High
$2,788
Low
$667
Typical
$1,470
High
$2,273
Low
$783
Typical
$1,733
High
$2,682
Low
$925
Typical
$2,053
High
$3,182
Low
$601
Typical
$1,321
High
$2,040
Low
$679
Typical
$1,498
High
$2,317
Low
$854
Typical
$1,898
High
$2,943
Low
$942
Typical
$2,109
High
$3,277
Low
$823
Typical
$1,833
High
$2,843
Low
$784
Typical
$1,740
High
$2,696
Low
$854
Typical
$1,898
High
$2,943
Low
$850
Typical
$1,894
High
$2,938
Low
$783
Typical
$1,731
High
$2,679
Low
$935
Typical
$2,103
High
$3,271
Low
$667
Typical
$1,474
High
$2,280
Low
$695
Typical
$1,542
High
$2,390
Low
$581
Typical
$1,271
High
$1,961
Low
$739
Typical
$1,636
High
$2,533
Low
$707
Typical
$1,560
High
$2,413
Low
$666
Typical
$1,472
High
$2,279
Low
$659
Typical
$1,443
High
$2,228
Low
$775
Typical
$1,716
High
$2,657
Low
$678
Typical
$1,493
High
$2,309
Low
$700
Typical
$1,547
High
$2,393
Low
$660
Typical
$1,452
High
$2,243
Low
$585
Typical
$1,277
High
$1,969
Low
$808
Typical
$1,801
High
$2,794
Low
$578
Typical
$1,266
High
$1,955
Low
$937
Typical
$2,098
High
$3,259
Low
$773
Typical
$1,714
High
$2,654
Low
$843
Typical
$1,883
High
$2,923
Low
$939
Typical
$2,102
High
$3,265
Low
$570
Typical
$1,243
High
$1,917
Low
$810
Typical
$1,799
High
$2,788
Low
$772
Typical
$1,708
High
$2,643
Low
$925
Typical
$2,053
High
$3,182
Low
$667
Typical
$1,474
High
$2,281
Low
$700
Typical
$1,547
High
$2,393
Low
$694
Typical
$1,526
High
$2,357
Low
$899
Typical
$1,996
High
$3,093
Low
$600
Typical
$1,318
High
$2,036
Low
$582
Typical
$1,276
High
$1,970
Low
$817
Typical
$1,816
High
$2,816
Low
$506
Typical
$1,091
High
$1,676
Low
$580
Typical
$1,267
High
$1,954
Low
$742
Typical
$1,637
High
$2,533
Low
$701
Typical
$1,546
High
$2,391
Low
$850
Typical
$1,894
High
$2,938
Low
$734
Typical
$1,618
High
$2,503
Low
$702
Typical
$1,549
High
$2,395
Low
$668
Typical
$1,462
High
$2,255
Low
$611
Typical
$1,337
High
$2,064
Low
$1,047
Typical
$2,345
High
$3,643
Low
$579
Typical
$1,263
High
$1,948
Low
$633
Typical
$1,396
High
$2,159
Low
$694
Typical
$1,534
High
$2,373
Low
$806
Typical
$1,789
High
$2,773
Low
$682
Typical
$1,503
High
$2,324
Low
$649
Typical
$1,432
High
$2,215
Low
$964
Typical
$2,148
High
$3,332
Low
$651
Typical
$1,435
High
$2,220
Low
$674
Typical
$1,493
High
$2,312
Low
$601
Typical
$1,320
High
$2,040
Low
$633
Typical
$1,395
High
$2,158
Low
$702
Typical
$1,548
High
$2,395
Low
$819
Typical
$1,825
High
$2,831
Low
$774
Typical
$1,713
High
$2,653
Low
$683
Typical
$1,506
High
$2,330
Low
$803
Typical
$1,781
High
$2,760
Low
$652
Typical
$1,424
High
$2,195
Low
$755
Typical
$1,678
High
$2,602
Low
$640
Typical
$1,411
High
$2,183
Low
$993
Typical
$2,232
High
$3,472
Low
$685
Typical
$1,511
High
$2,337
Low
$668
Typical
$1,472
High
$2,276
Low
$686
Typical
$1,512
High
$2,338
Low
$597
Typical
$1,308
High
$2,019
Low
$587
Typical
$1,287
High
$1,987
Low
$713
Typical
$1,576
High
$2,440
Low
$787
Typical
$1,747
High
$2,708
Low
$770
Typical
$1,707
High
$2,643
Low
$703
Typical
$1,551
High
$2,399
Low
$720
Typical
$1,601
High
$2,483
Low
$617
Typical
$1,353
High
$2,088
Low
$772
Typical
$1,708
High
$2,643
Low
$698
Typical
$1,546
High
$2,394
Low
$612
Typical
$1,346
High
$2,080
Low
$640
Typical
$1,403
High
$2,165
Low
$676
Typical
$1,493
High
$2,309
Low
$606
Typical
$1,322
High
$2,039
Low
$628
Typical
$1,379
High
$2,130
Low
$614
Typical
$1,343
High
$2,072
Low
$626
Typical
$1,374
High
$2,122
Low
$771
Typical
$1,712
High
$2,652
Low
$1,047
Typical
$2,345
High
$3,643
Low
$782
Typical
$1,736
High
$2,690
Low
$741
Typical
$1,648
High
$2,555
Low
$1,047
Typical
$2,345
High
$3,643
Low
$684
Typical
$1,500
High
$2,315
Low
$607
Typical
$1,325
High
$2,043
Low
$756
Typical
$1,682
High
$2,607
Low
$794
Typical
$1,773
High
$2,752
Low
$753
Typical
$1,677
High
$2,601
Low
$949
Typical
$2,126
High
$3,302
Low
$708
Typical
$1,561
High
$2,413
Low
$676
Typical
$1,481
High
$2,285
Low
$788
Typical
$1,740
High
$2,692
Low
$698
Typical
$1,545
High
$2,391
Low
$715
Typical
$1,584
High
$2,453
Low
$622
Typical
$1,366
High
$2,111
Low
$858
Typical
$1,913
High
$2,968
Low
$824
Typical
$1,832
High
$2,840
Low
$711
Typical
$1,582
High
$2,452
Low
$779
Typical
$1,723
High
$2,668
Low
$682
Typical
$1,505
High
$2,328
Low
$783
Typical
$1,731
High
$2,679
Low
$925
Typical
$2,053
High
$3,182
Low
$740
Typical
$1,633
High
$2,525
Low
$793
Typical
$1,764
High
$2,735
Low
$706
Typical
$1,555
High
$2,404
Low
$824
Typical
$1,826
High
$2,828
Low
$786
Typical
$1,742
High
$2,698
Low
$650
Typical
$1,419
High
$2,188
Low
$656
Typical
$1,437
High
$2,218
Low
$738
Typical
$1,628
High
$2,518
Low
$578
Typical
$1,262
High
$1,947
Low
$960
Typical
$2,150
High
$3,339
Low
$572
Typical
$1,254
High
$1,935
Low
$680
Typical
$1,490
High
$2,300
Low
$588
Typical
$1,285
High
$1,982
Low
$534
Typical
$1,151
High
$1,768
Low
$847
Typical
$1,880
High
$2,912
Low
$647
Typical
$1,426
High
$2,206
Low
$713
Typical
$1,573
High
$2,433
Low
$685
Typical
$1,510
High
$2,336
Low
$663
Typical
$1,458
High
$2,252
Low
$1,038
Typical
$2,324
High
$3,610
Low
$836
Typical
$1,856
High
$2,877
Low
$788
Typical
$1,740
High
$2,692
Low
$713
Typical
$1,573
High
$2,433
Low
$670
Typical
$1,466
High
$2,263
Low
$770
Typical
$1,704
High
$2,638
Low
$678
Typical
$1,498
High
$2,318
Low
$746
Typical
$1,647
High
$2,548
Low
$956
Typical
$2,139
High
$3,322
Low
$856
Typical
$1,908
High
$2,960
Low
$918
Typical
$2,055
High
$3,191
Low
$684
Typical
$1,500
High
$2,315
Low
$633
Typical
$1,389
High
$2,144
Low
$1,110
Typical
$2,495
High
$3,881
Low
$986
Typical
$2,217
High
$3,448
Low
$964
Typical
$2,148
High
$3,332
Low
$914
Typical
$2,043
High
$3,173
Low
$870
Typical
$1,943
High
$3,017
Low
$754
Typical
$1,666
High
$2,578
Low
$802
Typical
$1,780
High
$2,758
Low
$918
Typical
$2,055
High
$3,191
Low
$1,066
Typical
$2,387
High
$3,708
Low
$771
Typical
$1,713
High
$2,655
Low
$869
Typical
$1,936
High
$3,004
Low
$777
Typical
$1,729
High
$2,681
Low
$807
Typical
$1,791
High
$2,775
Low
$700
Typical
$1,538
High
$2,375
Low
$712
Typical
$1,566
High
$2,420
Low
$644
Typical
$1,416
High
$2,188
Low
$831
Typical
$1,845
High
$2,859
Low
$616
Typical
$1,348
High
$2,079
Low
$768
Typical
$1,699
High
$2,630
Low
$822
Typical
$1,824
High
$2,827
Low
$677
Typical
$1,491
High
$2,305
Low
$578
Typical
$1,261
High
$1,945
Low
$1,019
Typical
$2,282
High
$3,545
Low
$810
Typical
$1,799
High
$2,788
Low
$788
Typical
$1,750
High
$2,712
Low
$498
Typical
$1,074
High
$1,650
Low
$784
Typical
$1,737
High
$2,690
Low
$792
Typical
$1,758
High
$2,724
Low
$775
Typical
$1,728
High
$2,680
Low
$804
Typical
$1,781
High
$2,759
Low
$783
Typical
$1,731
High
$2,679
Low
$562
Typical
$1,235
High
$1,908
Low
$742
Typical
$1,644
High
$2,547
Low
$784
Typical
$1,742
High
$2,701
Low
$854
Typical
$1,898
High
$2,943
Low
$660
Typical
$1,456
High
$2,252
Low
$812
Typical
$1,803
High
$2,794
Low
$689
Typical
$1,508
High
$2,328
Low
$810
Typical
$1,791
High
$2,773
Low
$914
Typical
$2,043
High
$3,173
Low
$790
Typical
$1,753
High
$2,716
Low
$710
Typical
$1,572
High
$2,434
Low
$699
Typical
$1,539
High
$2,380
Low
$740
Typical
$1,635
High
$2,530
Low
$610
Typical
$1,337
High
$2,064
Low
$761
Typical
$1,686
High
$2,611
Low
$928
Typical
$2,079
High
$3,229
Low
$778
Typical
$1,721
High
$2,664
Low
$898
Typical
$2,008
High
$3,118
Low
$869
Typical
$1,942
High
$3,014
Low
$981
Typical
$2,198
High
$3,414
Low
$831
Typical
$1,857
High
$2,884
Low
$714
Typical
$1,582
High
$2,450
Low
$957
Typical
$2,151
High
$3,345
Low
$783
Typical
$1,745
High
$2,707
Low
$664
Typical
$1,466
High
$2,268
Low
$984
Typical
$2,202
High
$3,421
Low
$673
Typical
$1,484
High
$2,295
Low
$824
Typical
$1,826
High
$2,828
Low
$796
Typical
$1,761
High
$2,726
Low
$1,005
Typical
$2,251
High
$3,497
Low
$820
Typical
$1,829
High
$2,838
Low
$811
Typical
$1,800
High
$2,789
Low
$765
Typical
$1,702
High
$2,639
Low
$784
Typical
$1,744
High
$2,704
Low
$981
Typical
$2,198
High
$3,414
Low
$1,032
Typical
$2,310
High
$3,589
Low
$1,066
Typical
$2,387
High
$3,708
Low
$1,018
Typical
$2,280
High
$3,542
Low
$1,001
Typical
$2,242
High
$3,483
Low
$1,047
Typical
$2,345
High
$3,643
Low
$1,003
Typical
$2,246
High
$3,490
Low
$1,013
Typical
$2,269
High
$3,525
Low
$676
Typical
$1,481
High
$2,287
Low
$994
Typical
$2,225
High
$3,457
Low
$809
Typical
$1,803
High
$2,797
Low
$734
Typical
$1,625
High
$2,517
Low
$891
Typical
$1,978
High
$3,064
Low
$684
Typical
$1,508
High
$2,331
Low
$776
Typical
$1,727
High
$2,677
Low
$580
Typical
$1,271
High
$1,962
Low
$676
Typical
$1,495
High
$2,314
Low
$577
Typical
$1,263
High
$1,949
Low
$591
Typical
$1,296
High
$2,001
Low
$682
Typical
$1,503
High
$2,324
Low
$708
Typical
$1,557
High
$2,405
Low
$684
Typical
$1,500
High
$2,315
Low
$778
Typical
$1,721
High
$2,664
Low
$645
Typical
$1,417
High
$2,190
Low
$805
Typical
$1,786
High
$2,767
Low
$633
Typical
$1,391
High
$2,149
Low
$654
Typical
$1,442
High
$2,230
Low
$792
Typical
$1,760
High
$2,728
Low
$788
Typical
$1,756
High
$2,724
Low
$689
Typical
$1,526
High
$2,364
Low
$782
Typical
$1,737
High
$2,691
Low
$637
Typical
$1,406
High
$2,175
Low
$702
Typical
$1,548
High
$2,394
Low
$759
Typical
$1,681
High
$2,603
Low
$809
Typical
$1,808
High
$2,807
Low
$969
Typical
$2,170
High
$3,371
Low
$623
Typical
$1,370
High
$2,117
Low
$944
Typical
$2,122
High
$3,301
Low
$891
Typical
$1,978
High
$3,064
Low
$761
Typical
$1,689
High
$2,618
Low
$817
Typical
$1,815
High
$2,812
Low
$740
Typical
$1,633
High
$2,525
Low
$644
Typical
$1,421
High
$2,197
Low
$696
Typical
$1,547
High
$2,398
Low
$828
Typical
$1,842
High
$2,855
Low
$640
Typical
$1,406
High
$2,172
Low
$687
Typical
$1,522
High
$2,356
Low
$883
Typical
$1,969
High
$3,054
Low
$735
Typical
$1,623
High
$2,512
Low
$635
Typical
$1,397
High
$2,159
Low
$575
Typical
$1,257
High
$1,939
Low
$763
Typical
$1,697
High
$2,631
Low
$804
Typical
$1,785
High
$2,765
Low
$914
Typical
$2,054
High
$3,195
Low
$1,000
Typical
$2,240
High
$3,480
Low
$708
Typical
$1,557
High
$2,405
Low
$822
Typical
$1,831
High
$2,841
Low
$888
Typical
$1,984
High
$3,080
Low
$870
Typical
$1,943
High
$3,017
Low
$920
Typical
$2,061
High
$3,202
Low
$766
Typical
$1,704
High
$2,642
Low
$914
Typical
$2,043
High
$3,173
Low
$802
Typical
$1,780
High
$2,758
Low
$977
Typical
$2,186
High
$3,395
Low
$582
Typical
$1,272
High
$1,963
Low
$865
Typical
$1,944
High
$3,023
Low
$674
Typical
$1,486
High
$2,298
Low
$833
Typical
$1,848
High
$2,864
Low
$572
Typical
$1,234
High
$1,895
Low
$505
Typical
$1,089
High
$1,674
Low
$688
Typical
$1,524
High
$2,359
Low
$741
Typical
$1,648
High
$2,556
Low
$724
Typical
$1,604
High
$2,484
Low
$727
Typical
$1,606
High
$2,485
Low
$1,064
Typical
$2,400
High
$3,735
Low
$856
Typical
$1,914
High
$2,971
Low
$694
Typical
$1,533
High
$2,372
Low
$728
Typical
$1,604
High
$2,480
Low
$845
Typical
$1,878
High
$2,912
Low
$760
Typical
$1,680
High
$2,600
Low
$766
Typical
$1,701
High
$2,635
Low
$753
Typical
$1,668
High
$2,582
Low
$612
Typical
$1,344
High
$2,076
Low
$961
Typical
$2,152
High
$3,343
Low
$703
Typical
$1,553
High
$2,404