Paying on it would not matter in your state. It is also called an Order for Destruction of Arrest Records. Expungement works only for minor or first-time offenses. Major offenses cannot be expunged. See S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-910 for the full text of the Uniform Expungement of Criminal Records Act. You may be entitled to a pardon.  I am going to give you a link to the South Carolina Bar Association page on the matter and you can look at the specifics and if you would qualify.http://www.scbar.org/PublicServices/ExpungementandPardons.aspx