Updated October 2, 2026.
If you want a Louisiana speeding ticket off your record, first identify which record you mean: the court case, a criminal-history record, or your Office of Motor Vehicles driving record. A procedure that affects one record does not necessarily produce the same result in the others.
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Expungement may be worth discussing with an attorney when an eligible arrest or conviction record is involved. It is not a promise that a speeding citation, insurance consequence, court obligation, or license restriction will disappear.
What does expungement do?
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 972 defines expungement as removing covered arrest or conviction information from public access. The records are not destroyed. Article 973 also preserves access and uses for certain courts, law-enforcement agencies, licensing bodies, and other authorized entities.
For an eligible person, limiting public access can be useful. The scope of that relief is different from being found not guilty, having a charge dismissed, or obtaining a correction to an inaccurate driving record.
Eligibility depends on the actual case
Article 976 addresses eligible arrests that did not result in a conviction, including specified cases involving a declined prosecution, dismissal, or acquittal. Article 977 addresses misdemeanor arrest and conviction records. Its routes include a conviction set aside and prosecution dismissed under Article 894(B), or a qualifying period after completion of the sentence, subject to the article’s conditions and exclusions.
Those provisions are not a finding that every traffic ticket qualifies. Before filing, an attorney should confirm the offense, the type of record that exists, the final disposition, the applicable procedure, and any waiting period or exclusion. A civil camera notice, a Title 32 traffic charge, and a separate criminal charge require different analysis.
Dismissal and traffic school are separate questions
For a pending ticket, it may be more useful to evaluate a defense, an available prosecutor’s diversion program, or a court-approved course. Article 892.1 provides specific traffic-course procedures and eligibility conditions. Simply completing a course does not guarantee dismissal of any ticket you choose.
Our driving-course guide explains why court approval and the final disposition matter. An expungement request does not itself cancel an appearance, course requirement, unpaid balance, or existing order.
Will it change insurance or your OMV record?
Our attorneys assess what an available court order would change and which record it affects. Expungement does not automatically delete an OMV entry or restore a license, and insurance results depend on the policy and information the insurer may lawfully use.
What to gather before seeking relief
- The citation, statute or ordinance number, court name, and case number.
- The final judgment or certified disposition, including any dismissal or sentence.
- Proof of completed conditions and payments.
- Your current OMV record and any license-suspension notices.
- The specific employment, licensing, record-accuracy, or insurance concern you want to address.
These documents help distinguish a record-correction request from an expungement or a still-unresolved traffic case. They also let your attorney explain the likely benefit before you pay filing fees.
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