Would the felony on the 90’s still show up or does he need to hire an attorney to have them expunged?

Expungement in Utah is based on eligibility. Eligibility is based on a number of factors: the two most important factors are the time that has passed since your conviction (and finishing probation) and your total number of offenses in your criminal history (in and outside of Utah). In Utah, you are allowed to have 1 felony, 1 Class A, and 2 Class B's and still be eligible. If you have more than that in any category, you can do what is called a 402 reduction and try to reduce them to a different level. You can also do a 402 reduction in order to reduce the amount of time you have to wait to get an expungement. The waiting period for a felony is 7 years, for a Class A is 5 years, and for a Class B is 4 years. You need to talk to an attorney to understand what you can do.

In Missouri, there are only 3 types of felonies that can be expunged: passing a bad check, fraudulent use of a debit/credit device, or fraudulently stopping payment on an instrument. If your felony is one of those 3, then you can hire an attorney to petition the court to expunge the felony conviction. If your felony is not one of those 3 types, then you can't get it expunged.

If he has had no criminal charges for several years, it is possible to have certain felonies "vacated" off someone's criminal record. A "vacation" from someone's record means that the guilty plea is withdrawn, a not guilty plea is entered, the case is dismissed, and the conviction is then vacated. The person can then say for all reasons that they have not been convicted of the crime. I am happy to talk to your friend about this.

He needs to hire an Attorney who is experienced in requesting Expungements, who can file a "Petition for Order Setting Aside Conviction" on his behalf. If he only has one Felony conviction in his entire criminal history, and if it has been 5 years since he was sentenced for that offense, he is likely eligible to request an Expungement.