Effective 05/04/2022.
No more expungement petition filing fees. ($135 in justice court. $150 in district court)
No more expungement eligibility certificate fees. ($65 per eligibility certificate)
No more expungement application fee. ($65 application fee)
No more expungement fees until 06/30/2023 when the law automatically expires.
Utah expungements have high costs associated with them. The filing fee for each case number used to be $135 and each certificate of eligibility was $65 and you could have multiple convictions eligible for an expungement.
You were stopped in Provo, UT with marijuana and a marijuana pipe. You took a plea in abeyance. But you don’t want to wait until the new Utah Clean Slate Act will automatically expunge your records. You want to start the expungement now.
$135 Utah Justice Court filing fee.
$65 application fee payable to the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification.
$65 eligibility fee for each conviction. Here you took a plea in abeyance as charged to paraphernalia and marijuana possession.
$130 total for certificates.
$900 plus attorney fee. Depending on circumstances.
$40 certified records and mailing fees.
TOTAL: $1,205
$900 plus attorney fee.
$40 certified records and mailing fees.
TOTAL: $940.
Waiting Periods for Expungements and Classifications
Jury Verdict of Not Guilty. Expedited by the Bureau of Criminal Identification “BCI.”
Pleas in Abeyance. 30 days after the case closes successfully.
Third Degree Felony. 7 years.
Misdemeanor A. 5 years.
Misdemeanor B. 4 years.
Misdemeanor C. 3 years.
Infraction. 3 years.
Don’t forget to try to reduce your convictions under a 402 motion to decrease the waiting time when you can start your expungements. See this article on 402 reductions and the interplay with Utah expungement waiting periods.
