eCourts Expungement System

Access eCourts Expungement System

  1. REVIEW: Instructions
  2. REGISTER: Create an account (User ID and Password)
  3. ACTIVATE: You will need a valid email address to activate registration

Identify the Type of Expungement You are Filing

  • Regular – to clear a record of eligible indictable, disorderly and petty disorderly persons, municipal ordinance violations, and dismissed cases after five years
  • Clean Slate – to clear an entire record of offenses after ten years
  • Marijuana – for marijuana and hashish related offenses

What County am I Filing in?

The Expungement System will automatically select the appropriate county for filing. Your expungement
will be filed in the county of your most recent indictable conviction or if you do not have any indictable
convictions, in the county of your most recent disorderly persons conviction.

You will need a case number to retrieve your record information from the Expungement System and start your petition.

Where Can I Find my Case Numbers?

  • Your Court Documents: Judgment of conviction, dispositions, and other records
  • Contact the Court: Call, visit, or complete a Records Request Form
  • Public Internet Databases:
    • Promis/Gavel (Indictable/Superior Court Convictions); or
    • MCCS (Municipal Court Complaints)

NOTE: If you have a juvenile record, you will need to contact the family court for your records. The expungement system will not find your cases unless you enter the case number for a specific juvenile case

Entering Case Numbers in eCourts Expungement System 

You will need to enter the following:

For “Criminal” court / division cases

  1. The county where the case was heard
  2. The two-digit year when the case was started
  3. The “Seq.” number, which is the “case number” from the Promis/Gavel system
  4. The defendant number. If you were the only defendant in the case the number is 001

For “Family” court / division cases:

  1. The docket type (“FJ” for juvenile delinquency matters; “FO” for domestic violence matters)
  2. The two-digit year when the case was heard
  3. The “Seq.” number, which is the docket number
  4. The two-digit year when the case was started

For “Municipal” court / division cases:

  1. The case type (“S” for summons, “W” for warrant)
  2. The four-digit year when the case was started
  3. The “Seq.” number which is the complaint number
  4. The four-digit “Court Code”

TIPS

You should use the Promis Gavel and MCCS database to search for any additional arrests for convictions which were not found by the Expungement System. You will need to add this information to your petition. Do not include traffic-related offenses (i.e., the cases that start with the number “39”) on your expungement petition.

If you used a different name when the complaint was issued or your case was heard, this may impact your search of the MCCS system. Try searching under different name, aliases and with or without a middle initial. If you have a common name, you can add your birth date in the search function for the MCCS system, to narrow your search and results.