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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) | $243 – $1,207 |
| Contested (court required) | $1,576 – $7,847 |
| Flat Fee Arrangement (hourly equivalent) | $485 – $2,414 |
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
$606
Typical
$1,812
High
$3,018
Low
$537
Typical
$1,529
High
$2,521
Low
$542
Typical
$1,511
High
$2,480
Low
$635
Typical
$1,868
High
$3,100
Low
$603
Typical
$1,814
High
$3,025
Low
$786
Typical
$2,449
High
$4,112
Low
$639
Typical
$1,871
High
$3,104
Low
$538
Typical
$1,521
High
$2,503
Low
$482
Typical
$1,364
High
$2,245
Low
$638
Typical
$1,878
High
$3,119
Low
$571
Typical
$1,682
High
$2,793
Low
$616
Typical
$1,841
High
$3,067
Low
$489
Typical
$1,373
High
$2,256
Low
$842
Typical
$2,585
High
$4,327
Low
$669
Typical
$1,969
High
$3,268
Low
$610
Typical
$1,768
High
$2,926
Low
$466
Typical
$1,299
High
$2,132
Low
$551
Typical
$1,588
High
$2,625
Low
$619
Typical
$1,804
High
$2,990
Low
$575
Typical
$1,638
High
$2,700
Low
$692
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,443
Low
$594
Typical
$1,730
High
$2,866
Low
$688
Typical
$2,070
High
$3,452
Low
$684
Typical
$2,062
High
$3,440
Low
$466
Typical
$1,299
High
$2,132
Low
$632
Typical
$1,901
High
$3,171
Low
$667
Typical
$1,957
High
$3,247
Low
$658
Typical
$1,967
High
$3,276
Low
$748
Typical
$2,296
High
$3,844
Low
$725
Typical
$2,186
High
$3,647
Low
$538
Typical
$1,514
High
$2,490
Low
$657
Typical
$1,961
High
$3,265
Low
$511
Typical
$1,445
High
$2,378
Low
$556
Typical
$1,611
High
$2,666
Low
$556
Typical
$1,611
High
$2,666
Low
$604
Typical
$1,806
High
$3,008
Low
$423
Typical
$1,122
High
$1,820
Low
$673
Typical
$1,995
High
$3,317
Low
$649
Typical
$1,899
High
$3,150
Low
$524
Typical
$1,478
High
$2,432
Low
$733
Typical
$2,284
High
$3,835
Low
$497
Typical
$1,385
High
$2,273
Low
$593
Typical
$1,757
High
$2,922
Low
$643
Typical
$1,935
High
$3,227
Low
$597
Typical
$1,730
High
$2,863
Low
$723
Typical
$2,159
High
$3,595
Low
$663
Typical
$1,946
High
$3,230
Low
$486
Typical
$1,352
High
$2,218
Low
$786
Typical
$2,407
High
$4,029
Low
$577
Typical
$1,724
High
$2,871
Low
$603
Typical
$1,815
High
$3,026
Low
$757
Typical
$2,357
High
$3,958
Low
$587
Typical
$1,676
High
$2,766
Low
$574
Typical
$1,671
High
$2,768
Low
$742
Typical
$2,276
High
$3,810
Low
$514
Typical
$1,464
High
$2,414
Low
$673
Typical
$2,000
High
$3,326
Low
$616
Typical
$1,804
High
$2,993
Low
$582
Typical
$1,698
High
$2,815
Low
$490
Typical
$1,375
High
$2,260
Low
$637
Typical
$1,918
High
$3,198
Low
$639
Typical
$1,864
High
$3,089
Low
$587
Typical
$1,676
High
$2,766
Low
$425
Typical
$1,126
High
$1,828
Low
$599
Typical
$1,745
High
$2,891
Low
$710
Typical
$2,159
High
$3,609
Low
$553
Typical
$1,603
High
$2,652
Low
$598
Typical
$1,746
High
$2,895
Low
$712
Typical
$2,143
High
$3,574
Low
$750
Typical
$2,303
High
$3,856
Low
$548
Typical
$1,562
High
$2,575
Low
$550
Typical
$1,594
High
$2,638
Low
$490
Typical
$1,364
High
$2,237
Low
$535
Typical
$1,524
High
$2,512
Low
$596
Typical
$1,728
High
$2,860
Low
$610
Typical
$1,824
High
$3,038
Low
$631
Typical
$1,850
High
$3,070
Low
$635
Typical
$1,863
High
$3,092
Low
$544
Typical
$1,555
High
$2,566
Low
$540
Typical
$1,562
High
$2,585
Low
$614
Typical
$1,847
High
$3,081
Low
$549
Typical
$1,563
High
$2,578
Low
$736
Typical
$2,253
High
$3,770
Low
$622
Typical
$1,859
High
$3,095
Low
$651
Typical
$1,907
High
$3,162
Low
$595
Typical
$1,795
High
$2,995
Low
$692
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,443
Low
$618
Typical
$1,859
High
$3,099
Low
$612
Typical
$1,843
High
$3,073
Low
$512
Typical
$1,457
High
$2,403
Low
$653
Typical
$1,941
High
$3,230
Low
$608
Typical
$1,829
High
$3,050
Low
$473
Typical
$1,318
High
$2,163
Low
$829
Typical
$2,609
High
$4,390
Low
$653
Typical
$1,941
High
$3,230
Low
$667
Typical
$1,957
High
$3,247
Low
$505
Typical
$1,417
High
$2,329
Low
$607
Typical
$1,758
High
$2,909
Low
$454
Typical
$1,267
High
$2,079
Low
$808
Typical
$2,544
High
$4,281
Low
$481
Typical
$1,350
High
$2,218
Low
$568
Typical
$1,673
High
$2,779
Low
$601
Typical
$1,749
High
$2,898
Low
$553
Typical
$1,594
High
$2,636
Low
$706
Typical
$2,166
High
$3,626
Low
$603
Typical
$1,803
High
$3,003
Low
$488
Typical
$1,358
High
$2,228
Low
$745
Typical
$2,322
High
$3,899
Low
$580
Typical
$1,709
High
$2,838
Low
$636
Typical
$1,862
High
$3,088
Low
$550
Typical
$1,588
High
$2,627
Low
$655
Typical
$1,927
High
$3,200
Low
$592
Typical
$1,754
High
$2,917
Low
$494
Typical
$1,396
High
$2,298
Low
$566
Typical
$1,649
High
$2,732
Low
$525
Typical
$1,496
High
$2,466
Low
$620
Typical
$1,810
High
$3,000
Low
$563
Typical
$1,630
High
$2,698
Low
$504
Typical
$1,441
High
$2,378
Low
$658
Typical
$1,954
High
$3,250
Low
$546
Typical
$1,574
High
$2,603
Low
$638
Typical
$1,871
High
$3,105
Low
$751
Typical
$2,230
High
$3,710
Low
$494
Typical
$1,406
High
$2,319
Low
$556
Typical
$1,606
High
$2,657
Low
$692
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,443
Low
$758
Typical
$2,325
High
$3,892
Low
$636
Typical
$1,890
High
$3,144
Low
$665
Typical
$2,002
High
$3,339
Low
$692
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,443
Low
$688
Typical
$2,069
High
$3,450
Low
$639
Typical
$1,864
High
$3,089
Low
$749
Typical
$2,334
High
$3,918
Low
$544
Typical
$1,586
High
$2,627
Low
$565
Typical
$1,673
High
$2,782
Low
$479
Typical
$1,344
High
$2,210
Low
$602
Typical
$1,767
High
$2,931
Low
$578
Typical
$1,675
High
$2,771
Low
$542
Typical
$1,588
High
$2,634
Low
$542
Typical
$1,530
High
$2,518
Low
$632
Typical
$1,854
High
$3,076
Low
$555
Typical
$1,599
High
$2,644
Low
$572
Typical
$1,665
High
$2,758
Low
$542
Typical
$1,549
High
$2,555
Low
$484
Typical
$1,345
High
$2,205
Low
$653
Typical
$1,970
High
$3,287
Low
$476
Typical
$1,344
High
$2,213
Low
$753
Typical
$2,312
High
$3,871
Low
$629
Typical
$1,854
High
$3,078
Low
$679
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,454
Low
$756
Typical
$2,315
High
$3,874
Low
$471
Typical
$1,309
High
$2,147
Low
$658
Typical
$1,954
High
$3,250
Low
$629
Typical
$1,843
High
$3,057
Low
$751
Typical
$2,230
High
$3,710
Low
$545
Typical
$1,586
High
$2,628
Low
$572
Typical
$1,665
High
$2,758
Low
$570
Typical
$1,628
High
$2,686
Low
$730
Typical
$2,168
High
$3,606
Low
$493
Typical
$1,404
High
$2,315
Low
$479
Typical
$1,354
High
$2,230
Low
$662
Typical
$1,978
High
$3,294
Low
$424
Typical
$1,122
High
$1,821
Low
$479
Typical
$1,336
High
$2,193
Low
$607
Typical
$1,758
High
$2,910
Low
$573
Typical
$1,660
High
$2,747
Low
$688
Typical
$2,069
High
$3,450
Low
$601
Typical
$1,735
High
$2,870
Low
$575
Typical
$1,661
High
$2,747
Low
$551
Typical
$1,546
High
$2,540
Low
$504
Typical
$1,414
High
$2,324
Low
$842
Typical
$2,585
High
$4,327
Low
$517
Typical
$1,499
High
$2,480
Low
$479
Typical
$1,330
High
$2,182
Low
$567
Typical
$1,651
High
$2,735
Low
$654
Typical
$1,944
High
$3,233
Low
$558
Typical
$1,610
High
$2,661
Low
$531
Typical
$1,537
High
$2,542
Low
$779
Typical
$2,348
High
$3,917
Low
$532
Typical
$1,541
High
$2,550
Low
$548
Typical
$1,615
High
$2,681
Low
$494
Typical
$1,406
High
$2,319
Low
$517
Typical
$1,497
High
$2,477
Low
$574
Typical
$1,662
High
$2,750
Low
$663
Typical
$1,994
High
$3,325
Low
$631
Typical
$1,850
High
$3,070
Low
$558
Typical
$1,616
High
$2,674
Low
$652
Typical
$1,932
High
$3,213
Low
$539
Typical
$1,500
High
$2,460
Low
$611
Typical
$1,828
High
$3,044
Low
$523
Typical
$1,515
High
$2,507
Low
$795
Typical
$2,477
High
$4,159
Low
$560
Typical
$1,622
High
$2,685
Low
$547
Typical
$1,577
High
$2,606
Low
$491
Typical
$1,388
High
$2,285
Low
$561
Typical
$1,621
High
$2,681
Low
$483
Typical
$1,366
High
$2,249
Low
$582
Typical
$1,698
High
$2,814
Low
$639
Typical
$1,898
High
$3,157
Low
$627
Typical
$1,846
High
$3,066
Low
$575
Typical
$1,665
High
$2,755
Low
$584
Typical
$1,744
High
$2,904
Low
$508
Typical
$1,436
High
$2,364
Low
$629
Typical
$1,843
High
$3,057
Low
$569
Typical
$1,670
High
$2,770
Low
$502
Typical
$1,437
High
$2,372
Low
$528
Typical
$1,486
High
$2,444
Low
$553
Typical
$1,603
High
$2,653
Low
$501
Typical
$1,393
High
$2,285
Low
$516
Typical
$1,468
High
$2,421
Low
$506
Typical
$1,421
High
$2,335
Low
$514
Typical
$1,463
High
$2,413
Low
$626
Typical
$1,858
High
$3,089
Low
$842
Typical
$2,585
High
$4,327
Low
$636
Typical
$1,883
High
$3,131
Low
$600
Typical
$1,795
High
$2,989
Low
$842
Typical
$2,585
High
$4,327
Low
$563
Typical
$1,592
High
$2,620
Low
$502
Typical
$1,396
High
$2,290
Low
$613
Typical
$1,831
High
$3,050
Low
$640
Typical
$1,946
High
$3,253
Low
$609
Typical
$1,831
High
$3,054
Low
$763
Typical
$2,343
High
$3,922
Low
$580
Typical
$1,671
High
$2,763
Low
$557
Typical
$1,569
High
$2,580
Low
$644
Typical
$1,870
High
$3,096
Low
$568
Typical
$1,668
High
$2,768
Low
$582
Typical
$1,714
High
$2,847
Low
$511
Typical
$1,455
High
$2,399
Low
$694
Typical
$2,092
High
$3,490
Low
$668
Typical
$1,994
High
$3,320
Low
$576
Typical
$1,723
High
$2,869
Low
$635
Typical
$1,859
High
$3,083
Low
$558
Typical
$1,615
High
$2,673
Low
$639
Typical
$1,864
High
$3,089
Low
$751
Typical
$2,230
High
$3,710
Low
$605
Typical
$1,753
High
$2,900
Low
$643
Typical
$1,921
High
$3,199
Low
$578
Typical
$1,665
High
$2,753
Low
$670
Typical
$1,976
High
$3,281
Low
$640
Typical
$1,885
High
$3,130
Low
$538
Typical
$1,494
High
$2,450
Low
$540
Typical
$1,524
High
$2,507
Low
$604
Typical
$1,747
High
$2,890
Low
$478
Typical
$1,331
High
$2,185
Low
$772
Typical
$2,369
High
$3,967
Low
$471
Typical
$1,330
High
$2,190
Low
$560
Typical
$1,580
High
$2,600
Low
$486
Typical
$1,355
High
$2,224
Low
$447
Typical
$1,185
High
$1,922
Low
$688
Typical
$2,039
High
$3,390
Low
$529
Typical
$1,530
High
$2,530
Low
$583
Typical
$1,688
High
$2,794
Low
$560
Typical
$1,621
High
$2,683
Low
$544
Typical
$1,555
High
$2,566
Low
$835
Typical
$2,561
High
$4,288
Low
$679
Typical
$2,016
High
$3,354
Low
$644
Typical
$1,870
High
$3,096
Low
$583
Typical
$1,688
High
$2,794
Low
$553
Typical
$1,551
High
$2,550
Low
$628
Typical
$1,839
High
$3,050
Low
$554
Typical
$1,612
High
$2,671
Low
$610
Typical
$1,770
High
$2,930
Low
$769
Typical
$2,355
High
$3,942
Low
$692
Typical
$2,086
High
$3,480
Low
$739
Typical
$2,263
High
$3,787
Low
$563
Typical
$1,592
High
$2,620
Low
$521
Typical
$1,474
High
$2,426
Low
$889
Typical
$2,769
High
$4,649
Low
$790
Typical
$2,460
High
$4,130
Low
$779
Typical
$2,348
High
$3,917
Low
$736
Typical
$2,246
High
$3,755
Low
$701
Typical
$2,133
High
$3,565
Low
$616
Typical
$1,793
High
$2,970
Low
$652
Typical
$1,931
High
$3,210
Low
$739
Typical
$2,263
High
$3,787
Low
$857
Typical
$2,631
High
$4,405
Low
$626
Typical
$1,861
High
$3,095
Low
$702
Typical
$2,117
High
$3,531
Low
$630
Typical
$1,883
High
$3,136
Low
$655
Typical
$1,943
High
$3,231
Low
$575
Typical
$1,638
High
$2,700
Low
$584
Typical
$1,672
High
$2,760
Low
$528
Typical
$1,512
High
$2,495
Low
$675
Typical
$2,002
High
$3,328
Low
$508
Typical
$1,426
High
$2,344
Low
$626
Typical
$1,833
High
$3,040
Low
$667
Typical
$1,981
High
$3,296
Low
$554
Typical
$1,597
High
$2,639
Low
$478
Typical
$1,329
High
$2,180
Low
$820
Typical
$2,515
High
$4,211
Low
$658
Typical
$1,954
High
$3,250
Low
$640
Typical
$1,901
High
$3,162
Low
$417
Typical
$1,105
High
$1,794
Low
$638
Typical
$1,879
High
$3,120
Low
$643
Typical
$1,909
High
$3,176
Low
$627
Typical
$1,887
High
$3,147
Low
$654
Typical
$1,927
High
$3,200
Low
$639
Typical
$1,864
High
$3,089
Low
$462
Typical
$1,315
High
$2,169
Low
$604
Typical
$1,779
High
$2,954
Low
$635
Typical
$1,896
High
$3,158
Low
$692
Typical
$2,067
High
$3,443
Low
$539
Typical
$1,563
High
$2,587
Low
$659
Typical
$1,958
High
$3,257
Low
$567
Typical
$1,598
High
$2,628
Low
$660
Typical
$1,932
High
$3,205
Low
$736
Typical
$2,246
High
$3,755
Low
$641
Typical
$1,902
High
$3,163
Low
$579
Typical
$1,698
High
$2,817
Low
$572
Typical
$1,649
High
$2,725
Low
$604
Typical
$1,760
High
$2,915
Low
$502
Typical
$1,419
High
$2,336
Low
$619
Typical
$1,824
High
$3,028
Low
$747
Typical
$2,291
High
$3,836
Low
$634
Typical
$1,857
High
$3,081
Low
$724
Typical
$2,207
High
$3,690
Low
$701
Typical
$2,131
High
$3,562
Low
$789
Typical
$2,422
High
$4,055
Low
$670
Typical
$2,039
High
$3,408
Low
$581
Typical
$1,712
High
$2,843
Low
$766
Typical
$2,387
High
$4,007
Low
$634
Typical
$1,906
High
$3,179
Low
$542
Typical
$1,578
High
$2,614
Low
$791
Typical
$2,428
High
$4,064
Low
$550
Typical
$1,593
High
$2,636
Low
$670
Typical
$1,976
High
$3,281
Low
$649
Typical
$1,900
High
$3,151
Low
$809
Typical
$2,481
High
$4,154
Low
$663
Typical
$2,000
High
$3,337
Low
$659
Typical
$1,953
High
$3,248
Low
$620
Typical
$1,854
High
$3,088
Low
$636
Typical
$1,900
High
$3,164
Low
$789
Typical
$2,422
High
$4,055
Low
$830
Typical
$2,546
High
$4,263
Low
$857
Typical
$2,631
High
$4,405
Low
$819
Typical
$2,513
High
$4,207
Low
$805
Typical
$2,471
High
$4,138
Low
$842
Typical
$2,585
High
$4,327
Low
$807
Typical
$2,476
High
$4,145
Low
$815
Typical
$2,501
High
$4,187
Low
$556
Typical
$1,572
High
$2,588
Low
$799
Typical
$2,453
High
$4,106
Low
$655
Typical
$1,970
High
$3,285
Low
$597
Typical
$1,758
High
$2,919
Low
$724
Typical
$2,146
High
$3,567
Low
$560
Typical
$1,615
High
$2,670
Low
$629
Typical
$1,881
High
$3,132
Low
$477
Typical
$1,349
High
$2,221
Low
$552
Typical
$1,610
High
$2,668
Low
$476
Typical
$1,336
High
$2,196
Low
$487
Typical
$1,376
High
$2,265
Low
$558
Typical
$1,611
High
$2,665
Low
$581
Typical
$1,661
High
$2,740
Low
$563
Typical
$1,592
High
$2,620
Low
$634
Typical
$1,857
High
$3,081
Low
$529
Typical
$1,512
High
$2,495
Low
$654
Typical
$1,938
High
$3,221
Low
$535
Typical
$1,547
High
$2,560
Low
$638
Typical
$1,919
High
$3,200
Low
$642
Typical
$1,915
High
$3,189
Low
$520
Typical
$1,482
High
$2,443
Low
$560
Typical
$1,652
High
$2,743
Low
$636
Typical
$1,885
High
$3,134
Low
$521
Typical
$1,509
High
$2,496
Low
$574
Typical
$1,661
High
$2,748
Low
$617
Typical
$1,818
High
$3,019
Low
$652
Typical
$1,985
High
$3,317
Low
$779
Typical
$2,392
High
$4,004
Low
$511
Typical
$1,462
High
$2,412
Low
$756
Typical
$2,355
High
$3,954
Low
$724
Typical
$2,146
High
$3,567
Low
$618
Typical
$1,835
High
$3,052
Low
$663
Typical
$1,971
High
$3,279
Low
$605
Typical
$1,753
High
$2,900
Low
$527
Typical
$1,524
High
$2,520
Low
$564
Typical
$1,685
High
$2,806
Low
$671
Typical
$2,006
High
$3,340
Low
$526
Typical
$1,497
High
$2,469
Low
$560
Typical
$1,643
High
$2,727
Low
$714
Typical
$2,152
High
$3,591
Low
$599
Typical
$1,748
High
$2,897
Low
$521
Typical
$1,492
High
$2,462
Low
$475
Typical
$1,325
High
$2,175
Low
$618
Typical
$1,848
High
$3,078
Low
$653
Typical
$1,937
High
$3,220
Low
$732
Typical
$2,280
High
$3,828
Low
$804
Typical
$2,469
High
$4,133
Low
$581
Typical
$1,661
High
$2,740
Low
$664
Typical
$2,002
High
$3,340
Low
$716
Typical
$2,178
High
$3,640
Low
$701
Typical
$2,133
High
$3,565
Low
$740
Typical
$2,272
High
$3,804
Low
$621
Typical
$1,856
High
$3,091
Low
$736
Typical
$2,246
High
$3,755
Low
$652
Typical
$1,931
High
$3,210
Low
$786
Typical
$2,407
High
$4,029
Low
$480
Typical
$1,346
High
$2,211
Low
$692
Typical
$2,157
High
$3,622
Low
$552
Typical
$1,592
High
$2,631
Low
$677
Typical
$2,005
High
$3,334
Low
$479
Typical
$1,270
High
$2,060
Low
$423
Typical
$1,121
High
$1,819
Low
$561
Typical
$1,646
High
$2,731
Low
$601
Typical
$1,795
High
$2,990
Low
$589
Typical
$1,735
High
$2,881
Low
$850
Typical
$2,676
High
$4,502
Low
$593
Typical
$1,729
High
$2,864
Low
$691
Typical
$2,101
High
$3,511
Low
$567
Typical
$1,650
High
$2,734
Low
$596
Typical
$1,718
High
$2,840
Low
$685
Typical
$2,044
High
$3,404
Low
$620
Typical
$1,810
High
$3,000
Low
$623
Typical
$1,845
High
$3,067
Low
$612
Typical
$1,804
High
$2,995
Low
$502
Typical
$1,431
High
$2,360
Low
$773
Typical
$2,372
High
$3,971
Low
$573
Typical
$1,673
High
$2,772