In North Carolina, if you are convicted of driving while impaired (DWI), whether by entering a plea or being found guilty at trial, you will not be eligible to have the conviction expunged. Under the current expungement laws in North Carolina, you are able to have nonviolent misdemeanor convictions expunged after a five year waiting period. While a DWI would be considered a nonviolent offense, there is no specific DWI expungement law making these convictions eligible for expungement.