Michigan law allows one-time offenders to apply for the expungement of a criminal conviction, under certain circumstances. An application for expungement may not be filed until at least five years after all fines have been paid, and your sentence has been completed. Persons with more than one conviction, whether for a misdemeanor or felony, are not eligible for an expungement. Convictions for traffic offenses, felonies for which the maximum penalty is life in prison, felonies for which the sentence was lifetime probation, and convictions for criminal sexual conduct are not eligible for expungement.

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