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Expungements - a way to a better tomorrow

Posted by Cery Kennedy | Oct 02, 2022

People make mistakes. And sometimes those mistakes have far-reaching consequences: such as your ability to find a good job and secure, safe, and affordable housing.

An expungement is a way to remove past offenses from your public record. When a record is expunged or set aside it no longer becomes accessible to public records so employers and others cannot locate them, however, the records are still accessible in a non-public record which is available to law enforcement agencies.

The following are offenses that you cannot expunge:

  • All offenses punishable by life imprisonment
  • Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct
  • Child sexually abusive material or activity offenses
  • Felony domestic violence if the person has a previous misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence
  • Fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (committed after January 12, 2015)
  • Human-trafficking related offenses
  • Second-degree child abuse
  • Second-degree criminal sexual conduct
  • Some traffic offenses such as: convictions for driving while intoxicated, traffic offenses that cause injury or death, and commercial driver's license violations
  • Terrorism-related offenses - includes convictions for attempts to commit any of these offenses
  • Third-degree criminal sexual conduct
  • Using a computer to commit sex crimes offenses

To find out if your convictions are eligible for expungement – schedule your appointment today.

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