Each state has specific rules regarding criminal record expungement, but
most U.S. states do allow the
suppression of some criminal records.
However, serious crimes like felonies and sex crimes often stay on your
record forever. The expungement process is not quick or easy, and you
have to pay a fee, but in some cases, you can have your old, minor
criminal history removed so that employers and others performing a
background check will not see them. Law enforcement may still be able to
pull your full history up, though.