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If you apply through the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and you qualify for expungement you do not have to pay the $300 filing fee to the Court.

The act automates expungement for petty- and gross-misdemeanor offenses if the charge has been dismissed or if a person successfully completed a diversion program or stay of adjudication — a court action that keeps a conviction off your record if you remain law-abiding on probation.

If you apply through the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and you qualify for expungement you do not have to pay the $300 filing fee to the Court.

Crimes That Qualify for the Minnesota Expungement Process It also covers records kept by other state agencies. Arrest records and convictions for fraudulent offenses like falsifying a title certificate, title fraud, altering a livestock certificate, and promulgating a false landing bill qualify for expungement.

How do I ask the court for expungement? Look at all of the court documents in your eviction case including the court's decision. ... Download the Expungement Motion form. ... Go to District Court to file your Motion. ... There is a filing fee for an expungement motion.

Minnesota became the 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act during the 2023 legislative session. The law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. 1, 2025.

"The Clean Slate Act," passed by the state legislature this session, sets up a process for the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to seal certain non-violent records automatically if they haven't been charged with another crime in a certain window of time.

If you apply by preparing and filing a Petition for Expungement directly with the Court, you will have to pay a $300 filing fee for each offense or ask the Court to waive this fee based on your income.