Sealing & Expungement
record sealing for UD filings
Rules in this category (32)
A.R.S. § 33-1301 et seq.
Eviction action; dismissal; sealed records • Arizona
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-101 et seq.
Automatic suppression of court records - definition. • Colorado
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Records of summary process actions. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Execution void after six months. • Connecticut
25 Del. C. ch. 57
Shielding of records • Delaware
D.C. Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.
Sealing of eviction court records. • District of Columbia
Idaho Code Title 6 ch. 3 — Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
RECORDS SHIELDED FROM DISCLOSURE. • Idaho
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Sealing of court file • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
COVID-19 emergency sealing of court file • Illinois
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Right of tenant to petition court for nondisclosure order; court order; timing of order; appellate court duties; pending eviction actions in residential eviction diversion programs • Indiana
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Eviction actions resolved before July 1, 2022, or for which order of nondisclosure not otherwise issued; right of tenant to petition court for nondisclosure order; required information; order or hearing; burden of proof • Indiana
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 61-3801 et seq.
2026 session law — the Revisor of Statutes has not yet published this section. Source: Session Laws of Kansas 2026, ch. 132 (Secretary of State). K.S.A. number per the Revisor's 2026 composite list of Aug. 13, 2026. Effective 7/1/2026. • Kansas
Sub. H.B. 2357, 2026 Kan. Sess. Laws ch. 132
2026 session law — the Revisor of Statutes has not yet published this section. Source: Session Laws of Kansas 2026, ch. 132 (Secretary of State). K.S.A. number per the Revisor's 2026 composite list of Aug. 13, 2026. Effective 7/1/2026. • Kansas
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239
Eviction; petition to seal record; petition to access sealed record; consumer reporting agency; housing or credit screening applications; notice of satisfaction • Massachusetts
Minn. Stat. § 484
HOUSING RECORDS; EXPUNGEMENT OF EVICTION INFORMATION. • Minnesota
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215–40.425
Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection. • Nevada
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Eviction as the result of foreclosure • New York
N.D.C.C. §§ 47-32-01 through 47-32-05
Sealing of records - Nonpayment of rent - Damage to property - Victim of domestic violence. • North Dakota
ORS § 105
Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant. • Oregon
ORS § 105
Setting aside old judgments by courts. • Oregon
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Sealing and unsealing of court files • Rhode Island
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-850 et seq.
Definitions. • Utah
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-850 et seq.
Stipulation to expungement by parties. • Utah
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-850 et seq.
Automatic expungement of eviction. • Utah
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-850 et seq.
Expungement by petition for eviction -- Venue -- Objection. • Utah
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-850 et seq.
Notice of expunged eviction -- Tenant screening agency -- Effect of expungement. • Utah
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Eviction Diversion Program; process; court-ordered payment plan. • Virginia
Va. Code § 8.01-124 et seq.
Unlawful detainer; expungement. • Virginia
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.010 et seq.
Unlawful detainer action -- Limited dissemination authorized, when. • Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.010 et seq.
Unlawful detainer action -- Limited dissemination. • Washington