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Expungement, sealing, or clean slate in Minnesota

Can I clear my record in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, expungement means sealing: records are hidden from the public but not destroyed, and police, courts and some background-study agencies can still see them.

Some records clear automatically

How did your case end?

Pick the one that matches. We'll show the routes Minnesota law offers for it, with the wait and the cost.

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At a glance

Under the Clean Slate Act, in effect since January 1, 2025, many records are sealed automatically, including dismissed charges, completed non-felony diversion, petty misdemeanors and misdemeanors after 2 years, gross misdemeanors after 3 years, and some listed felonies after 4 or 5 years, with exclusions such as DWI, domestic assault and many other person offenses. Records that aren't sealed automatically, including any misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor and the felonies on a statutory list, can be sealed by court petition after waiting periods of up to 5 years, or without a petition if the prosecutor agrees. Some marijuana records are sealed automatically, and felony marijuana cases are reviewed by the Cannabis Expungement Board.1,2,3,4

Checked October 22, 2026 against 27 sources, starting with Minnesota law, then by a second reader.

What it's called
Expungement, sealing, or clean slate1,2,3
Automatic clearing
Yes, for some records, since January 1, 20251,3,5
DUI or DWI
Sometimes1,2,17
Filing fee
$0 to $3101,2,3
Fee waiver
Available1,2,3

Sealing

Clean Slate automatic expungement

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) seals its records and notifies the courts, which seal all records of the arrest, charge, trial, verdict or dismissal, and the BCA tells local law enforcement agencies, which must not disclose them (Minn. Stat. § 609A.015, subd. 5). Records are hidden from public view, not destroyed, and stay available to you (BCA). Criminal justice agencies can still use them, and in a later prosecution the expunged record can be pleaded as if it had not been expunged (§ 609A.015, subd. 5). Automatic expungement does not cover records held by the Departments of Human Services, Health, and Children, Youth, and Families, and a record can still be opened for their background studies under § 245C.08 and for teacher-licensing background checks by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (§ 609A.015, subds. 1-4). Because Minnesota is in the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, an automatically sealed record stays visible to other states unless you petition and a court orders the BCA record sealed from them (BCA).1,2,3

What it's for: Dismissed charges and cases resolved in your favor, completed non-felony diversion or stays of adjudication, and many petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor and listed felony convictions after a waiting period.

Who can use it

  • Arrests where all charges were dismissed after a case was filed, unless the dismissal was based on a finding that the person was incompetent to proceed (§ 609A.015, subd. 1(a)(1)).
  • Cases where all pending actions were resolved in your favor, such as an acquittal. A verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness does not count; an exoneration-compensation order under § 590.11 does (§ 609A.015, subd. 1).
  • Dismissal and discharge under § 152.18 for drug possession under §§ 152.024, 152.025 or 152.027 (§ 609A.015, subd. 1(a)(2)).
  • Successful completion of diversion or a stay of adjudication for a qualifying offense that is not a felony, with no new Minnesota charge (other than a petty misdemeanor) for 1 year after completion or for the year before a later annual review (§ 609A.015, subd. 2).
  • Any petty misdemeanor conviction except a traffic offense about operating or parking a motor vehicle (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(1)).
  • Any misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor conviction that is not on the exclusion lists below (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(2)-(3)).
  • Felony convictions for offenses on the list in § 609A.02, subd. 3(b) (for example, fifth-degree controlled substance crimes, theft sentenced as $5,000 or less, receiving stolen property, forgery, check forgery of $2,500 or less, financial transaction card fraud, some criminal damage to property, and failure to appear), except the felonies excluded below (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(4)).
  • For any conviction, no new Minnesota conviction (other than a petty misdemeanor) during the waiting period, and no pending Minnesota charge (other than a petty misdemeanor) when the waiting period ends or at a later review (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(a)).

What doesn't qualify

  • Misdemeanor convictions for fourth-degree DWI, violating an order for protection, fifth-degree assault, domestic assault, interference with privacy, violating a harassment restraining order, interference with an emergency call, obscene or harassing phone calls, indecent exposure, or violating a domestic abuse no-contact order (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(2)).
  • Gross misdemeanor convictions for second- or third-degree DWI, reckless driving causing great bodily harm or death, criminal vehicular operation, fourth- or fifth-degree assault, domestic assault, criminal neglect, fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct, malicious punishment of a child, escape from custody, tampering with a witness, fourth-degree burglary, interference with privacy, harassment or stalking, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, and violations of protective orders, among others listed in § 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(3).
  • Felonies not on the § 609A.02, subd. 3(b) list, and these listed felonies: third- and fourth-degree drug possession (§§ 152.023, subd. 2; 152.024, subd. 2), escape from civil commitment, third-degree burglary other than trespass (§ 609.582, subd. 3(a)), and repeat or minor-victim interference with privacy (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(b)(4)).
  • Felonies reduced to a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor under § 609.13, subd. 1, and ineligible gross misdemeanors later deemed misdemeanors, stay ineligible (§ 609A.015, subd. 3(d)).
  • Felony-level diversion or stays of adjudication (subd. 2 covers only non-felony offenses).
  • Convictions for offenses that require predatory offender registration can never be expunged (§ 609A.02, subd. 4).

How long you have to wait

RecordWaiting period
Charges dismissed after a case was filed, or case resolved in your favorNoneThe BCA identifies records and seals them 60 days after notifying the courts (§ 609A.015, subd. 5).
Completed non-felony diversion or stay of adjudication1 year after completion with no new Minnesota charge (other than a petty misdemeanor)
Petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor conviction2 years since discharge of the sentence, with no new conviction
Gross misdemeanor conviction3 years since discharge of the sentence, with no new conviction
Felony fifth-degree controlled substance (§ 152.025)4 years since discharge of the sentence, with no new conviction
Other eligible felony (on the § 609A.02, subd. 3(b) list)5 years since discharge of the sentence, with no new convictionPetitioning for the same listed felonies takes 4 years (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(8)).

Happens automatically. No application, petition or fee. The BCA makes an initial eligibility decision within 30 days after the waiting period ends and, if the record isn't eligible yet, checks again every year; it matches people by fingerprints or, if none, by name and date of birth (§ 609A.015, subd. 5). The law applies retroactively to records that were eligible before January 1, 2025 and in the BCA's system on that date. The BCA began sealing records in June 2025; as of October 13, 2026 it reported 2,010,236 of 2,077,054 potentially eligible records sealed, with about 5,000 records needing individual review that it expects to finish before the end of 2026 (BCA). Under Laws 2026, chapter 70, section 5 (signed May 5, 2026; in effect August 1, 2026 under § 645.02), if the BCA later finds a sealed record did not qualify, it unseals the record and the courts unseal theirs too.

How to apply

  1. Nothing to file. If your case was flagged, the court record shows an entry reading "BCA Automatic Expungement Notice" with the statute number (Minnesota Judicial Branch).
  2. To check, request your own Minnesota criminal history from the BCA; expunged records stay available to you.
  3. If you think your case qualifies but has no notice in the court record, you may contact the BCA.
  4. To also seal records held by the Department of Human Services or other state agencies, or to keep the record from other states, file a petition for expungement instead.
Where to file
Automatic through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Cost
No fee; there is nothing to file.
Court hearing
No
How long it takes
Initial eligibility decision within 30 days after the waiting period ends; records are sealed 60 days after the BCA notifies the courts, unless a court order stops it.

Sealing

Petition for expungement

The court may order the record sealed and its existence not disclosed, and may direct other agencies (such as the BCA, the police and the prosecutor, and on request the Department of Human Services) to seal their records; records are not destroyed or returned (Minn. Stat. §§ 609A.01, 609A.03, subd. 5). Without a court order, criminal justice agencies can still open sealed records for investigation, prosecution and sentencing (they need an ex parte court order for a record sealed after an acquittal or a dismissal for lack of probable cause), and conviction records can still be used to screen applicants for criminal justice agency jobs, for Department of Human Services background studies (unless the order was directed to that department) and for teacher-licensing checks (unless directed to the licensing board) (§ 609A.03, subd. 7a). An expunged record can't be used as evidence in certain lawsuits against a private employer or landlord over that person's later conduct (§ 609A.03, subd. 5(e)). If the conviction was for a crime of violence, the order must state that the person may not possess firearms for life unless gun rights are restored (§ 609A.03, subd. 5a). If the case doesn't meet § 609A.02, a judge may still seal only the court's own records (a 'partial expungement'; the court's instructions call this rare), but records at other agencies stay public (Minnesota Judicial Branch; EXP101).2,6,7

What it's for: Records not sealed automatically: dismissals and acquittals, completed diversion (including felony-level), any petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor conviction (including DWI), the felonies listed in § 609A.02, subd. 3(b), and § 152.18 drug dismissals.

Who can use it

  • All pending actions or proceedings were resolved in your favor (not including a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness) (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(1)).
  • You completed diversion or a stay of adjudication and haven't been charged with a new crime for at least 1 year since (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(2)).
  • A petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor conviction (or a sentence within misdemeanor limits), with no new conviction for at least 2 years since discharge of the sentence (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(3)).
  • A gross misdemeanor conviction (or a sentence within gross misdemeanor limits), with no new conviction for at least 3 years since discharge (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(4)-(5)).
  • A felony fifth-degree drug conviction (§ 152.025) or a felony on the 53-item list in § 609A.02, subd. 3(b), with no new conviction for at least 4 years since discharge (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(6), (8)).
  • A felony later deemed a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor under § 609.13, subd. 1, clause (2): 4 years if the offense is on the list, 5 years for any other offense (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(7)).
  • Dismissal and discharge under § 152.18 for drug possession (§ 609A.02, subd. 1), and convictions of people certified as juveniles to adult court after discharge (§ 609A.02, subd. 2).

What doesn't qualify

  • Convictions for offenses that require predatory offender registration (§ 609A.02, subd. 4).
  • Felonies that aren't on the § 609A.02, subd. 3(b) list (for example, most person offenses and felony DWI), unless the sentence was within misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor limits or the conviction was later deemed a misdemeanor under § 609.13, subd. 1, clause (2) (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(3)-(4), (7)); otherwise a judge can seal only the court's own records, and only at its discretion (Minnesota Judicial Branch).
  • Anyone convicted of a new crime during the waiting period for a conviction.

How long you have to wait

RecordWaiting period
Dismissal, acquittal or other resolution in your favorNoneNo filing fee (§ 609A.03, subd. 1).
Completed diversion or stay of adjudication (any level)1 year since completion with no new criminal charge
Petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor conviction2 years since discharge of the sentence with no new conviction
Gross misdemeanor conviction3 years since discharge of the sentence with no new conviction
Listed felony, including fifth-degree drug possession4 years since discharge of the sentence with no new conviction
Unlisted felony later deemed a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor under § 609.135 years since discharge of the sentence with no new conviction

How to apply

  1. Gather the details of every criminal case you have been charged in, including dismissed cases and cases in other states, from Minnesota Court Records Online or the court, and your BCA record.
  2. Get a hearing date from court administration; the court's instructions say it must be more than 60 days after the papers are mailed, plus 3 days for mailing (EXP101).
  3. Fill out a separate Notice of Hearing and Petition for Expungement (EXP102) for each case, signed under oath, and a proposed order (EXP105 for § 609A.02, subd. 3 cases, EXP106 for subd. 1 or 2 cases, or EXP107 to seal only court records).
  4. Have an adult (you or someone else) mail copies of the petition and the unsigned proposed order by first-class mail to the prosecutor and to every agency whose records you want sealed, and to each agency's attorney (§ 609A.03, subd. 3). The court's instructions say most people serve at least 6, such as the BCA, the Attorney General's Office, the police, the sheriff, the county attorney and probation, and that service must be done at least 63 days before the hearing (EXP101). The prosecutor notifies victims who asked for notice. The person who mailed the papers completes the Proof of Service (EXP104).
  5. File the original petition, proposed order and Proof of Service with the district court administrator, and pay the fee or file an Affidavit to Request Fee Waiver.
  6. Go to the hearing unless the court tells you that you don't need to. By statute it is held at least 60 days after service; agencies and victims may object or make statements.
  7. For a conviction, the judge decides whether you've shown by clear and convincing evidence that sealing would benefit you as much as it would cost the public; for a resolution in your favor or completed diversion, the court must grant unless an agency proves the public interest outweighs yours (§ 609A.03, subd. 5).
Where to file
District court in the county where the case was handled.
Cost
The Judicial Branch lists a $310 base fee for criminal expungement (Minn. Stat. § 357.021, subd. 2(1)); counties may add a law library fee. No fee is charged when the case was resolved in your favor. A fee is required if you pleaded or were found guilty, even if you were not convicted or the conviction was later vacated (Minnesota Judicial Branch; EXP101). Each case needs its own petition and order (EXP101).
If you can't pay
You can ask to file without paying. The fee may be waived for indigency (§ 609A.03, subd. 1). You may qualify if your income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level, you receive public assistance, or you can show you can't afford the fee; file an Affidavit to Request Fee Waiver with proof of income or assistance (Minnesota Judicial Branch).
Court hearing
Yes
How long it takes
At least 4 to 6 months: the hearing is held at least 63 days after service, the judge has up to 90 days to rule, and a granted order is stayed for 60 days before records are sealed (Minnesota Judicial Branch; § 609A.03, subd. 9). The court's instructions say the record stays public while an appeal is pending and while any money owed on the case is unpaid (EXP101).

Official forms

Sealing

Prosecutor-agreed expungement (no petition)

If the prosecutor agrees, the court seals the criminal record without a petition, unless it finds that the public's interest in keeping the record public outweighs the disadvantages to you (Minn. Stat. § 609A.025).6,12

What it's for: Anyone whose record fits one of the petition grounds in § 609A.02, subd. 3, when the prosecutor agrees to sealing.

Who can use it

  • A person described in § 609A.02, subd. 3 (resolution in your favor, completed diversion, or an eligible conviction after its waiting period) whose prosecutor agrees to sealing (§ 609A.025(a)).
  • For diversion cases, the prosecutor's agreement can come before or after the charges are dismissed (§ 609A.025(c)).

What doesn't qualify

  • Cases where the prosecutor does not agree; you can still petition.
  • Convictions that require predatory offender registration (§ 609A.02, subd. 4).

How to apply

  1. Ask the prosecutor's office that handled the case. The Judicial Branch says some county attorney offices (Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, with a separate application for other counties) take online applications for help with this process.
  2. Before agreeing, the prosecutor must make a good-faith effort to notify identifiable victims, who may object (§ 609A.025(b)).
Where to file
The prosecutor's office (county or city attorney) that handled the case; the district court enters the order.
Cost
Not stated in the statute or the Judicial Branch guidance.

Sealing

Automatic expungement of non-felony cannabis records

The BCA seals its records and notifies the courts, arresting agencies and prosecutors, which seal theirs. The courts may not order the Departments of Health, Human Services, or Children, Youth, and Families to seal records under this section. You keep access to copies of the records for any purpose, including immigration (Minn. Stat. § 609A.055, subd. 3).5,13,14

What it's for: Non-felony marijuana possession convictions under § 152.027, subds. 3 and 4, and marijuana charges that were dismissed or resolved in your favor.

Who can use it

  • A conviction or stayed sentence for § 152.027, subd. 3 or 4 (§ 609A.055, subd. 1(a)(2)).
  • Marijuana charges under the listed subdivisions of §§ 152.021-152.027 that were dismissed before a probable cause determination, or resolved in your favor (§ 609A.055, subd. 1(a)(3)-(4)).
  • Dismissal and discharge under § 152.18 for violations of §§ 152.024, 152.025 or 152.027 (§ 609A.055, subd. 1(a)(1)).

What doesn't qualify

  • Felony marijuana convictions; these go to the Cannabis Expungement Board instead (§ 609A.06).

Happens automatically. The BCA identifies qualifying records and seals them within 60 days after notifying the courts, without any application (§ 609A.055, subds. 2-3). The BCA says qualifying records were sealed in May 2024 and that it will review its records again in 2026 for cases that were still in court then.

How to apply

  1. Nothing to file. Request your own BCA criminal history to check whether a record was sealed.
Where to file
Automatic through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the courts.
Cost
No fee; there is nothing to file.
Court hearing
No
How long it takes
Records are sealed within 60 days after the BCA notifies the courts.

Vacating a conviction

Cannabis Expungement Board review (felony marijuana)

If the Board finds expungement is in the public interest, it decides whether the conviction should be vacated and the charges dismissed, and the records expunged; if not, it decides whether the person should be resentenced to a lesser, non-felony offense. The Board files a notice of its determination with the court, which then issues an order (Minn. Stat. § 609A.06; Cannabis Expungement Board).6,15,16

What it's for: Felony marijuana sale or possession convictions or stays of adjudication that would be a lesser offense or no crime after August 1, 2023, plus related dismissed cannabis charges.

Who can use it

  • A conviction or stayed adjudication for a first- through fifth-degree controlled substance crime involving the sale or possession of marijuana or THC, or an earlier marijuana law (§ 609A.06, subd. 3(a)(1)).
  • The act would be a lesser offense or no longer a crime after August 1, 2023 (§ 609A.06, subd. 3(a)(3)).
  • No appeal, or the appeal was denied or the deadline has passed (§ 609A.06, subd. 3(a)(4)).
  • Dismissed cannabis charges filed with the eligible offense can also be expunged (§ 609A.06, subd. 3(b)).

What doesn't qualify

  • Offenses that involved a dangerous weapon, intentional or attempted bodily harm, or intent to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death (§ 609A.06, subd. 3(a)(2)).

Happens automatically. The BCA identifies eligible records and sends them to the Board; no petition is needed. Expungement is presumed to be in the public interest unless there is clear and convincing evidence it would create a risk to public safety (§ 609A.06, subds. 4, 7). The Board's website also takes case review requests and says people are notified by mail at their last known address.

How to apply

  1. Nothing is required. If you think you have an eligible case, the Cannabis Expungement Board website has a case review request and contact information (ceb@state.mn.us, 651-201-2000).
Where to file
Cannabis Expungement Board, then the district court that handled the case.
Cost
No fee is stated; the review starts from BCA records.
Court hearing
No

Automatic clearing

Minnesota's Clean Slate Act (Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7) took effect January 1, 2025, and applies retroactively to records that were eligible before then. The BCA identifies and seals eligible records with no petition: dismissed charges, cases resolved in your favor, completed non-felony diversion after 1 year, petty misdemeanors and misdemeanors after 2 years, gross misdemeanors after 3 years, felony fifth-degree controlled substance crimes after 4 years, and other listed felonies after 5 years, each with no new conviction in the meantime. DWI, domestic assault, many other person offenses and most felonies are excluded (Minn. Stat. § 609A.015). The BCA began sealing records in June 2025 and reported 98.7% of about 2.08 million potentially eligible records sealed or in final court review as of October 13, 2026. Automatic sealing does not reach Department of Human Services records or records shared with other states; those need a petition. A 2026 law (chapter 70, effective August 1, 2026) lets the BCA unseal a record it later finds did not qualify. Separately, non-felony cannabis records were sealed automatically in May 2024 (§ 609A.055).1,3,5

DUI and DWI records in Minnesota

DWI convictions are excluded from automatic Clean Slate sealing: fourth-degree (misdemeanor) DWI and second- and third-degree (gross misdemeanor) DWI are on the exclusion lists, as are reckless driving causing great bodily harm or death and gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation (Minn. Stat. § 609A.015, subd. 3(b)). Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor DWI convictions can still be sealed by petition, because § 609A.02 allows a petition for any misdemeanor after 2 years and any gross misdemeanor after 3 years since discharge with no new conviction; the judge decides using the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard. First-degree DWI is a felony (§ 169A.24) and is not on the list of felonies that can be expunged (§ 609A.02, subd. 3(b)). A full petition is still possible if the sentence imposed was within misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor limits, or if the conviction was later deemed a misdemeanor because imposition of the prison sentence was stayed and you were discharged from probation without a prison sentence (5 years after discharge) (§§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(3)-(4), (7); 609.13, subd. 1); otherwise only the court's own records could be sealed, at the judge's discretion. The Judicial Branch notes that driving records are kept by Driver and Vehicle Services, and a court may not be able to order them expunged. An expunged record can still be used in a later prosecution.1,2,6,17,18

Arrests and dismissed charges

Charges dismissed after a case was filed (except incompetency dismissals) and cases resolved in your favor are sealed automatically under Clean Slate (Minn. Stat. § 609A.015, subd. 1). You can also petition, with no filing fee, and the court must grant unless an agency proves the public interest outweighs yours (§§ 609A.02, subd. 3(a)(1); 609A.03, subds. 1, 5(b)). If you were arrested but never charged, there is no court record; if you have no felony or gross misdemeanor conviction in the 10 years before, and the charges were dismissed before a probable cause finding or the prosecutor declined to charge, the BCA or arresting agency must destroy your fingerprints, photos and other identification data on request, with no petition (§ 299C.11, subd. 1(b)). Records of people charged because of mistaken identity are expunged by court order without a petition once the prosecutor dismisses for that reason (§ 609A.017; Minnesota Judicial Branch).1,6,7,19

Marijuana records

Non-felony marijuana possession convictions under § 152.027, subds. 3 and 4, and marijuana charges that were dismissed or resolved in your favor, are sealed automatically by the BCA (Minn. Stat. § 609A.055); the BCA says this was done in May 2024 and it will review again in 2026. Felony marijuana convictions and stays of adjudication for conduct that is now a lesser offense or legal are reviewed by the Cannabis Expungement Board, which can vacate and expunge them or resentence to a non-felony, unless the offense involved a weapon or violence (§ 609A.06).5,13,15,16

What employers can see afterward

Minnesota's ban-the-box law covers private and public employers: an employer may not ask about, consider or require disclosure of an applicant's criminal record until the applicant has been selected for an interview or, if there is no interview, until a conditional job offer (Minn. Stat. § 364.021). It does not apply to the Department of Corrections or to employers with a legal duty to run background checks, and employers may still say that certain records disqualify people from particular jobs. The Department of Human Rights investigates private employers and can fine them up to $100 or $500 per violation, capped at $100 to $2,000 a month depending on the employer's size (§ 364.06). Employers and landlords have no duty to find or use expunged records (§ 609A.05), and an expunged record can't be used as evidence in certain lawsuits against private employers or landlords (§ 609A.03, subd. 5(e)). State and local governments may not use arrests without conviction or expunged convictions for public jobs or licenses (§ 364.04). Expunged conviction records can still be opened for criminal justice agency hiring, Department of Human Services, Health, and Children, Youth, and Families background studies for care jobs, and teacher licensing (§ 609A.03, subd. 7a; § 609A.015, subd. 4). The statute does not give a general right to deny an expunged record on applications; it says so only for sealing after a § 152.18 drug dismissal, certain crime-victim cases and mistaken-identity expungements (§§ 609A.03, subds. 6-6a; 609A.017, subd. 4).7,20,21,22

Free help in Minnesota

Before you file

  • You can ask a background screening company for the information it has on you, and the CFPB keeps a list of consumer reporting companies, including employment screening companies, with their contact details.23,24,25
  • The FCRA's seven-year limit does not apply to criminal convictions, so under federal law a conviction can show up on a background report no matter how old it is.26,27

This page explains Minnesota's rules in general terms from the law and official court sources. It isn't legal advice, and laws change. A legal aid office or the court's self-help center can tell you whether your own record qualifies.

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  2. Minn. Stat. § 609A.02, Grounds for order (felony list in subd. 3(b))Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  3. Laws 2026, chapter 70 (H.F. 3827), section 5Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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  13. Minn. Stat. § 609A.055
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  18. Minn. Stat. § 609.13, Convictions of felony or gross misdemeanor; when deemed misdemeanor or gross misdemeanorMinnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  19. Minn. Stat. § 299C.11, Identification data furnished to bureauMinnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  20. Minn. Stat. § 364.021, Public and private employment; consideration of criminal recordsMinnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  21. Minn. Stat. ch. 364 (§§ 364.04, 364.06)Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  22. Minn. Stat. ch. 609A (§ 609A.05)Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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