Sealing records of arrests

(a) A person may petition a district court or circuit court to seal a record of a prior arrest if charges have not been filed by the prosecuting attorney within one (1) year of the date of the arrest. (b) The petition shall be filed in the county in which the arrest was made. Added by Act 2013, No. 1460,§ 9, eff. 1/1/2014. (a) A person may petition a district court or circuit court to seal a record of a prior arrest if charges have not been filed by the prosecuting attorney within one (1) year of the date of the arrest. (b) The petition shall be filed in the county in which the arrest was made. Added by Act 2013, No. 1460,§ 9, eff. 1/1/2014.