State v. Aguirre (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Under Ohio law, a court may seal an eligible offender’s felony conviction record upon an “[application * * * made at the expiration of three years after the offender’s final discharge.” R.C. 2953.32(A)(1). In this appeal, we resolve a conflict between the Eighth and Tenth Appellate Districts over whether an offender has secured a “final discharge” to pursue sealing pursuant to R.C. 2953.32(A)(1) when she has not finished paying court-ordered restitution to a third-party insurance company. We note, however, that the conflict arises from a *180former version of Ohio’s restitution statute,…