Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB2034: Expungement of records; providing automatic expungement for certain misdemeanor convictions. Effective date.
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to expungement of records; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 18, as last amended by Section 12, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (22 O.S. Supp 2025, Section 18), which relates to persons authorized for expungement of records; providing automatic expungements for certain misdemeanor convictions; authorizing persons to file a petition for automatic expungement; allowing certain agencies and interested persons to seek an order unsealing records; directing the Supreme Court to promulgate rules as necessary; updating statutory language; updating statutory reference…
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
An Act relating to expungement of records; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 18, as last amended by Section 12, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (22 O.S. Supp 2025, Section 18), which relates to persons authorized for expungement of records; providing automatic expungements for certain misdemeanor convictions; authorizing persons to file a petition for automatic expungement; allowing certain agencies and interested persons to seek an order unsealing records; directing the Supreme Court to promulgate rules as necessary; updating statutory language; updating statutory reference; and providing an effective date. SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 18, as last amended by Section 12, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 18), is amended to read as follows: Section 18. A. Persons authorized to file a motion for expungement, as provided herein, must be within one of the following categories: 1. The person has been acquitted; 2. The conviction was reversed with instructions to dismiss by an appellate court of competent jurisdiction, or an appellate court Req. No. 3024 Page 1 of competent jurisdiction reversed the conviction and the prosecuting agency subsequently dismissed the charge; 3. The factual innocence of the person was established by the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence subsequent to conviction, including a person who has been released from prison at the time innocence was established; 4. The …