Up to two nonviolent felony convictions may be expunged (sealed) 10 years after completion of the last sentence, if no charges are pending. Offenses arising out of the same transaction or occurrence shall be treated as one conviction and offense. One nonviolent felony may be expunged after 5 years if no priors, two felonies after 10 years (no mention of priors), and non-violent felonies reclassified as misdemeanors may be expunged after 30 days. Misdemeanors may be expunged after 5 years if no prior felonies and no charges pending, except that the waiting period is waived if the sentence involves a fine less than $500 and no (or suspended) prison term, upon satisfaction of fine.  Pardoned offenses and prostitution convictions of victims of human trafficking may be expunged with no waiting period.

Deferred adjudication and probation is available for misdemeanors and first-time minor felony offenses, with expungement after a waiting period (5 years for felonies, one year for misdemeanors); deferred adjudication for people with first-time drug offenses leads to automatic expungement upon discharge.  Non-conviction records may be expunged in case of acquittal or if no charges are filed; dismissed charges may be expunged only if the person has no felony convictions and the limitations period has passed. Records of juvenile adjudications may be expunged upon reaching age 18 if no adult arrests or pending charges.

Certain expunged records may be “fully sealed” (acquittals, convictions reversed on appeal, and uncharged arrests) while all other expunged records are to be “partially sealed” so that they remain available to law enforcement and may be used in subsequent prosecutions.  Any sealed record may be obliterated or destroyed at the end of a ten-year period.

Clean slate eligible cases:  In May 2022, Oklahoma enacted a law making expungement automatic for non-conviction records and eligible misdemeanors, but not for eligible felonies.  Pardoned convictions, which were not included as “clean slate eligible” under the 2022 law, were added to this category in 2024. The automatic expungements commence in 2025.