Expunging your Ohio felony conviction.

• 1). Determine if your application for expungement is timely. Under Ohio law you may not expunge a felony conviction until three years have elapsed since your final discharge. Your final discharge date is when your probation or other sentencing has ended, not your conviction or trial date.
  
  
• 2). Determine if your felony was a first offense. Under Ohio law you may only seal the records of your felony conviction if you were a first-time offender. Repeat offenders or individuals convicted of multiple felony charges are not usually permitted to seal their convictions.
  
  
• 3). Determine if your type of conviction may be sealed. Several types of convictions, especially those that involve violence, domestic abuse, and firearms cannot be sealed under Ohio law.
  
  
• 4). Obtain and fill out an application for expungement. File it with the clerk of courts for the county in which you were convicted. Send a copy to the county prosecutor's office and attend the hearing that will be set by the court.