Indiana Expungements
Expungements in Indiana? Since the expungement law i n Indiana in 2013, Prosecutor Terry Curry was in favor of expungments. He was quoted in Indiana Lawyer in February of 2017 as saying," He knew the statute would help these individuals live more productive and stable lives. But he did not expect the large number of people who filed and continue to file petitions to have their arrests and convictions expunged . Since the law was enacted July 1, 2013 , more than 8,000 expungement petitions have been filed in Marion County. Other counties also report a steady flow of petitions since 2013. Indiana trial court statistics show 2,572 expungement petitions were filed in state courts from July 1, 2015 — when expungement filings were given their own case type of XP — through Dec. 31, 2015. Of those, 1,588 were disposed while 992 cases were pending. Prior to the change, expungements were filed under the case type “miscellaneous.”".