Most Indiana misdemeanors and Level 6 / Class D felonies can be expunged — clearing the way for jobs, licenses, and housing. Find out free in 60 seconds, then choose how much help you want.
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Three quick questions give you a first read on where you stand under Indiana law. No payment, no sign-up.
Pick the closest match. "Not sure" is a fine answer.
If there was no conviction, count from the date of arrest.
Do you have a pending criminal charge right now, or any new conviction since then?
This quick check is a general screen, not legal advice. It doesn't account for every requirement (for example, completing your sentence, restitution, or a prior expungement). The $99 report applies the full statute to each of your charges.
An expungement isn't paperwork for its own sake. It changes what shows up — and what you have to talk about — when you apply for the things that move your life forward.
Indiana makes it unlawful to refuse to hire you because of a conviction that's been expunged, and limits employer questions to convictions that haven't been.
The same protection covers licenses, permits, and certifications — nursing, trades, real estate, CDL, and more.
Fewer red flags on background checks for apartments, financial aid, and admissions — especially for sealed misdemeanor records.
An expungement order restores civil rights lost because of the conviction, such as serving on a jury and holding public office.
See IC 35-38-9-10. How much protection you get depends on which section your conviction falls under — your eligibility report spells out exactly what changes in your situation.
The Indiana Second Chance Law (IC 35-38-9) was written specifically to give people with old, completed cases a path forward — without requiring a hearing, a trial, or in most cases, even a courtroom appearance.
Most misdemeanors become eligible five years after the date of conviction. Class D and Level 6 felonies become eligible five or eight years after conviction, depending on whether they were reduced to a misdemeanor. Many other felonies become eligible eight years after conviction (or three years after the sentence is completed, if later). The waiting period runs automatically while you live your life. You don't apply for it; you simply qualify when enough time has passed.
What stops most people from filing isn't the law — it's not knowing whether they qualify, what to file, or what it costs. That's the gap we close.
Start with the eligibility report. If you qualify, upgrade only if you want help — each tier builds on the one before it, and what you've already paid is credited in full.
A clear answer in minutes — based on Indiana statutes, not guesswork.
Filing-ready petition documents, generated by you, filed pro se by you.
An attorney prepares your petition and walks you through it. You file it and pay the court fee.
Court hearing or prosecutor negotiation needed? Available as full representation, quoted separately.
Have us do itAnswer 10–15 minutes of questions about your case. Multiple charges and multiple cases supported. Plain English with help text on every legal term.
The software analyzes your information against IC 35-38-9 and produces a written eligibility report immediately. Per-charge breakdowns, statutory citations, earliest filing dates, the works. No waiting.
Stop here, generate your own filing-ready documents, or have an attorney prepare everything for you to file. Upgrade at any time — the tier you've already paid for is credited.
ConvictionRemoval.com is a service of Spindler Law, the Indiana law practice of Jason M. Spindler. Jason practices criminal defense and civil law in Indiana courts and built this service so people with old, finished cases can find out where they stand without paying for a full consultation first.
When you choose Tier 3, Jason prepares and reviews your petition himself. You talk to him on the Zoom consultation — not a call center.
An Indiana expungement seals or restricts access to records, depending on the statutory section. For misdemeanors and Class D / Level 6 felonies (IC 35-38-9-2 and -3), records are sealed and treated as if they never happened for most purposes. For other felonies (IC 35-38-9-4 and -5), records remain public but are clearly marked as expunged. Our eligibility report explains exactly what happens for your specific situation.
Under IC 35-38-9-9(i), Indiana generally allows only one expungement petition per lifetime — but with two important nuances. First, the rule applies only to conviction expungements (Sections 2-5), not to non-conviction expungements (Section 1, for arrests and dismissals). Second, petitions filed in different counties within 365 days of each other count as a single petition. So if you have convictions in three counties, you can file all three within a year and they count as one lifetime filing. Our interview walks through this rule when it might apply to you.
The interview has built-in handling for uncertainty. When you answer "I'm not sure" to a key question, the report shows you both branches: "if X, then this is your eligibility; if Y, then this is your eligibility — and here's exactly how to verify which is true." You don't have to know everything before you start.
In most cases, no. Indiana law (IC 35-38-9-5(b)) permanently bars expungement of sex offenses requiring registration, certain violent felonies, and felony official misconduct. The interview asks about these and produces a clear "categorically excluded" determination if they apply. We won't sell you a service for a case that legally cannot be expunged.
Tier 1 eligibility report: instant — available the moment you complete the interview and pay. Tier 2 documents: also generated instantly after payment. Tier 3 (attorney-prepared): your filing-ready petition is typically delivered within 7–14 days of the Zoom consultation, and you file it. Indiana courts then take anywhere from a few weeks (rulings on the papers) to several months (if a hearing is set or the prosecutor objects).
Hearings are not scalable in a productized service. They require travel, calendar coordination, and case-specific preparation that doesn't fit into a fixed-price product. Most expungement petitions for misdemeanors and felonies reduced to a misdemeanor are decided on the papers without a hearing. If a hearing is set on your case, you have options: appear yourself with the documents we prepared, hire Jason for the hearing as a separate full-representation engagement, hire a different attorney, or withdraw and refile later. We disclose this clearly before you pay.
If your petition is denied, you generally cannot file again for the same convictions because of the one-shot rule (IC 35-38-9-9). Limited exceptions exist for denials "without prejudice" and certain refilings under subsections (j) and (k). If you're denied and want to explore options, that's full attorney representation — outside the flat-fee tiers, but something we can quote for you. Request a quote.
Indiana courts charge a $157 civil filing fee per petition. In every tier, you file the petition yourself and pay the fee directly to the clerk when you file. Our prices do not include court fees. If you cannot afford the fee, you can ask the court to waive it.
Both. ConvictionRemoval.com is a service of Spindler Law, a real Indiana law firm operated by Jason M. Spindler (Indiana Attorney No. 25393-26). Tiers 1 and 2 are software products — an attorney designed them, but the software runs without ongoing attorney involvement. Tier 3 is the only attorney service, governed by Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. We're transparent about which is which, and we don't pretend an attorney is reviewing your case unless one actually is.
Under IC 35-38-9-10, it's unlawful discrimination for an employer to refuse to hire you, or for a licensing board to deny a license, because of a conviction that has been expunged. Employers may only ask about your record in terms that exclude expunged convictions — for example, "Have you ever been convicted of a crime that has not been expunged?" How much of the record is hidden from the public depends on the statutory section your conviction falls under; your report explains which applies.
Yes. The quick check on this page costs nothing and doesn't require an account. It gives you a first read based on Indiana's waiting periods. The $99 eligibility report goes much further — a charge-by-charge analysis, your earliest filing date, and the details the quick check can't see — and that $99 is credited in full if you upgrade to Tier 2 or Tier 3.
Yes, but not through the flat-fee tiers. Hearings, prosecutor negotiation, and Level 1–5 / Class A–C felonies are handled as full attorney representation under a separate engagement, quoted after a short call. Call (812) 506-4074 or request a quote.
No. Everything is done online. What matters is that the conviction is in an Indiana court, and Tier 3 consultations are by Zoom, so you can be anywhere.
Petitions are filed electronically in the county where the conviction happened, so we can help wherever your case was — including: