Euclid v. R.C.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 457

Syllabus

Application; expungement; minor misdemeanor; conviction; de novo; expunge; R.C. 2953.31(B)(1); R.C. 2953.32; former R.C. 2953.32; R.C. 2953.32(D)(2); R.C. 2953.32(D)(5); Ohio Rules of Superintendence; guidelines; public policy. Vacated the trial court's denial of appellant's application to expunge the record of his minor-misdemeanor conviction and remanded the matter to the trial court to engage in the required analysis under R.C. 2953.32. The trial court erred in finding R.C. 2953.32 does not permit the physical destruction of records, in finding the records at issue may not be expunged pursuant to the Ohio Rules of Superintendence, and in finding an expungement of appellant's record would be per se against public policy.