Sealing A Juvenile Record
MCL 712A.18t — set aside on its own, 2 years after supervision ends or at 18
Automatic. Except as the section provides, an adjudication is set aside without filing an application 2 years after the termination of court supervision or when the person becomes 18 years of age, whichever is later. The attorney general and the prosecuting attorney do not contest an automatic set aside.
What it does not reach. Adjudications for the offenses the section lists, including the most serious ones, are not set aside automatically.
What setting aside does. The person is considered not to have been previously adjudicated, except that fines and costs are not refunded, the adjudication still bars a second prosecution for the same offense, and a victim's civil action is unaffected.
Setting aside by application, for adjudications outside the automatic rule, is in a separate section. Adult records, federal agencies' own files, immigration consequences, and sex offender registration are outside this page. Whether a particular record qualifies, and what a sealed record still allows an agency to see, are questions for a licensed Michigan attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- MCL 712A.18t — Automatic expungements; exceptions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Michigan attorney.