It can take time before a person is eligible to have their record sealed. Under state law, a person must be conviction free for the ten years prior to their request to seal criminal records. It is important to note that this 10-year window does not include any time spent incarcerated. This is true even in cases where a person is incarcerated on different charges than the offense they seek to seal. For example, a person that was convicted of a crime 12 years prior could be eligible to have their records sealed.