What changed, and when.

Rhode Island's expungement law moves, and the published General Laws lag months behind the session. Between the two is a window where every summary on the web is describing a rule that is no longer in force. These are written against the enacted text.

Rhode Island just made multiple felonies expungeable August 29, 2026 A law signed June 22, 2026 created a path to expunge two to four non-violent felonies in Rhode Island for the first time, added a fifteen-year waiting period, and created a second list of excluded offenses.
The Clean Slate Act did not pass. Do not wait for it. August 29, 2026 The Rhode Island Clean Slate Act, which would have made expungement automatic without a petition, was held for further study in March 2026 and did not become law. What that means if you were waiting for it.

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Every answer names the statute it comes from. If you appear eligible, you can send your answers to a Rhode Island expungement attorney at the end — the same questions, no second form.

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