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title: "Can I expunge a Rhode Island criminal record?"
description: "Yes, for some offenses. Rhode Island allows expungement of first-offense misdemeanors after 5 years from completion of sentence and first-offense felonies after 10 years - with specific exclusions...."
url: https://riduiguy.com/faq-items/can-i-expunge-a-rhode-island-criminal-record/
date: 2026-05-23
modified: 2026-05-23
author: "The RI DUI Guy"
type: faq
lang: en
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# Can I expunge a Rhode Island criminal record?

Yes, for some offenses. Rhode Island allows expungement of first-offense misdemeanors after 5 years from completion of sentence and first-offense felonies after 10 years - with specific exclusions. DUI convictions are NOT eligible for expungement in Rhode Island. Eligible expungements seal the record from public view.

Can I expunge a Rhode Island criminal record?(https://riduiguy.com/author/riduiguy/)2026-05-23T11:14:26-04:00