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Alabama
§ 15-27-4
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$300 plus cost of court or docket fee for filing petition.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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A person may apply for indigent status by completing an Affidavit of Substantial Hardship and Order. If successful, the court may set forth a payment plan, which shall be paid in full, prior to any order granting an expungement.
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Proposed Legislation to prohibit any court costs or filing fees (S.B. 208).
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Alaska
§ 12.62.180
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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A person may submit a written request to the head of the agency responsible for maintaining past conviction or current offender information, asking the agency to seal such information about the person that, beyond a reasonable doubt, resulted from mistaken identity or false accusation.
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Arizona
§ 13-905
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$0
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The clerk of the court may not charge a filing fee for an application to have a judgment of guilt set aside.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Arkansas
§ 16-90-1419
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$0
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The circuit clerk or district court clerk shall not collect a fee for filing petition.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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California
Penal Code
§ 1203.45,
Penal Code
§ 236.14
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$37.50 (cannabis offenses, if not automatically done); $0-150 to the court, county and/or city for actual cost of services (certain misdemeanor offenders).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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California fees for record clearing are complex and based on individuals' specific situations and cannot be generalized. Factors that may change fees include: age at conviction; status as a victim of human trafficking at conviction; and type of conviction.
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Colorado
§ 24-72-705,
§ 18-13-122
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$65; Cost of criminal history to be attached to petition (Underage possession of ethyl alcohol or marijuana convictions).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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Waived upon determination of indigency.
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Connecticut
§ 54-142a
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$0
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No fee shall be charged in any court with respect to any petition when found not guilty, pardoned or guilty of an offense which has subsequently become decriminalized.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Delaware
11 Del. C. § 4373, 11 Del. C. § 4374
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Reasonable fees.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Mandatory expungements: fee set by the State Bureau of Identification. Discretionary expungements: "reasonable fee" set by the Superior Court and Family Court.
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District of Columbia
§ 16-804
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Florida
§ 943.0583,
§ 943.0585,
§ 943.0595
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$0 (under automatic sealing for individuals who were adjudicated not guilty, never prosecuted following arrest or arrested contrary to law or by mistake); $75 fee for a certificate of eligibility (under petition procedure, excluding petition of victims of human trafficking).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Georgia
§ 35-3-37
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Reasonable fees.
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Such fee shall not exceed $50.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Hawaii
§ 706-620 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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A written application is required.
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Idaho
§ 67-3014
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Limited to victims of human trafficking.
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Illinois
20 ILCS 2630/5.2
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Applicable fee.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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Waiver available for indigency, upon application.
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Indiana
§ 35-38-9-8
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Filing fee required in civil cases.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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May be reduced or waived if the person is indigent.
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Iowa
§ 901C.3
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Supreme Court may create rules governing process.
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Kansas
§ 21-6614
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$176
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Such charge shall only be established by an act of the legislature and no other authority is established by law or otherwise to collect a fee.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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In addition to $176, supreme court may charge $19 per case to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2025.
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Kentucky
§ 431.073,
§ 431.078
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$50 (certain felonies with an additional $250 fee upon issuance); $100 (misdemeanors & traffic offenses).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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Installment payment plans available.
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A portion of fee goes to the trust and agency account for deputy clerks.
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Louisiana
C.Cr.P. Art. 983
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$250 (to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information); $50 (to the Sheriff); $50 (to the District Attorney); $200 (to cover the clerk's costs of the expungement).
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May not exceed $ 550.
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A juvenile who has successfully completed any juvenile drug court program shall be exempt from payment of the processing fees.
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If an application for an expungement of a record includes two or more offenses arising out of the same arrest, including misdemeanors, felonies, or both, the applicant shall be required to pay only one fee.
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Maine
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Maine has no authority for sealing or expunging adult convictions.
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Maryland
Crim. Proc. § 10-101 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Massachusetts
276 § 100G
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Michigan
§ 780.621
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$50
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Minnesota
§ 609A.03
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$285
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No fee limit described in statute.
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Fee waived in cases of indigency.
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No fee if prosecutor agrees to the sealing of a criminal record.
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Mississippi
§ 99-19-72
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$150
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Missouri
§ 610.140
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Montana
§ 46-18-1102 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Rulemaking authority granted to the department of justice.
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Nebraska
§ 29-2264
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Nevada
§ 179.271
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$0 (for decriminalized convictions)
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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No fee prescribed by statute for other convictions.
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New Hampshire
§ 651:5
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$200 (for conviction report); $100 (for police department to remove records).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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May be waived for indigency or not guilty verdict.
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New Jersey
§ 2C:52-5.4
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Automated process being developed.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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New Mexico
HB 370 (not yet codified)
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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The administrative office of the courts and the department of public safety shall develop rules and procedures to implement the Criminal Record Expungement Act.
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New York
Crim. Proc. Law § 160.59
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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North Carolina
§ 15A-145
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$175
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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North Dakota
§ 12-60.1-01 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Ohio
§ 2953.32
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$50
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No fee limit described in statute.
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Waived upon indigency.
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Website
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Oklahoma
22 Okl.St. § 18a
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Fill in the blank form provided through statute.
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Oregon
§ 137.225
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$85 + $281 (Filing Fee)
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Prosecuting attorney may not charge the defendant a fee.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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Pennsylvania
18 Pa.C.S. § 9121
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$0
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Automated.
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Rhode Island
§ 12-1.3-2
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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South Carolina
§ 22-5-910 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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South Dakota
§ 23A-3-28
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Fee equal to filing fee for a civil action (arrest records).
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Tennessee
§ 40-32-101
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$100
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$0 if the charge has been dismissed; a no true bill was returned by a grand jury; a not guilty verdict; or the person was arrested and released without being charged.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Texas
Gov’t Code
§ 411.0745
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$28 plus any other fee that generally applies to the filing of a civil petition.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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Utah
§ 77-40-106
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Application and Issuance fee for a certificate of eligibility.
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No issuance fee if arrest did not lead to a conviction.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Vermont
32 V.S.A. § 1431
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$90 (DUI convictions); $0
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Virginia
§ 19.2-392.2
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No fee described in statute.
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$0 (misidentification cases)
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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Washington
§ 9.96.010 et seq.
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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West Virginia
§ 61-11-26
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$100 (to the records division of the West Virginia State Police) + $200 filing fee.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Wisconsin
§ 973.015
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No fee described in statute.
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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Website
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Wyoming
§ 7-13-1501,
§ 7-13-1502
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$100 (certain misdemeanors); $300 (certain felonies)
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No fee limit described in statute.
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No waiver/payment plan described in statute.
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