Sealing A Juvenile Record
Wis. Stat. 938.355 — a petition to expunge the court's record at 17, once the dispositional order has been met
At seventeen. A juvenile adjudged delinquent may, on attaining 17 years of age, petition the court to expunge the court's record of the adjudication.
The test. The court may expunge the record if it determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the conditions of the dispositional order, and that the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.
Required in one case. The court must expunge the record of a first adjudication for certain listed offenses when the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the dispositional order.
Records held by police and agencies, and who may see a juvenile record, are governed by other sections, which are not on this page. A particular record is a question for the juvenile court, or a licensed Wisconsin attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Wis. Stat. 938.355 — Dispositional orders
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wisconsin attorney.