Yes. Disorderly conduct convictions in Rhode Island can be expunged after a 5-year waiting period from completion of sentence, provided you have no subsequent convictions during the waiting period. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor and follows the standard misdemeanor expungement timeline. Dismissed disorderly conduct cases or non-conviction outcomes may be eligible for automatic expungement under the Second Chance Law without filing a petition. Successful expungement removes the conviction from standard background checks. The petition process requires a court filing and may require a hearing where the Attorney General can object.
