CLEAN SLATE

And about one million people were made eligible for expungement when Michigan’s Clean Slate laws went into effect on April 11, 2021. Before Clean Slate, only about 2,500 Michiganders applied each year. “But it’s a drop in the bucket when you’re talk about a couple million people having criminal records in Michigan.”The Clean Slate legislation had two parts. Michigan Works, the state’s workforce development association, has helped provide expungement services to 20,000 people since Clean Slate went into effect. This has included hiring more people with criminal convictions, exploring expungement services, removing some drug testing requirements and lowering thresholds around degrees and certifications.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids is looking to help residents clear eligible criminal convictions from their records with an upcoming expungement fair. The expungement fair will take place Saturday, April 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Center for Community Transformation, 1530 Madison Ave. The city’s Office of Oversight and Public Accountability (OPA) is hosting the April 2 expungement fair with help from community partners. The clock on the wait period starts on the date of whichever happened last: sentencing, completed probation, discharged from parole or released from prison. For one or more misdemeanors that aren’t categorized as serious and didn’t involve an assault, the wait period is three years.

County officials said it was the first of multiple expungement clinics they will host in August and September.

From 8-11 .m. on Tuesday the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office will be at Bellflower in Ypsilanti doing free criminal record expungement checks.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist visited Flint on Wednesday for the state’s first expungement event since the governor signed the Clean Slate bills into law.

New Michigan laws are making it easier for residents who have committed nonviolent crimes to get their records wiped clean.

Michigan’s “Clean Slate” laws that make it easier for convicted criminals to erase past felonies from public records took effect Sunday, April 11. The state Legislature is considering expanding expungement laws to make first-offense drunken driving convictions eligible. Under previous law, Michigan residents with up to two misdemeanors or one felony conviction for certain crimes were eligible to ask a judge to clear their record if they haven’t committed other offenses for five years or more. Nessel said her office is eager to assist the public with the process and applicants don’t need to hire an attorney. “I believe this is a historic day in Michigan because this is the day that reality comes to bear that Michigan is a leader in the country” regarding expungement, said Michigan Lt. Gov.

For thousands of Michiganders, it’s the opportunity for a better life.

click to enlarge Shutterstock.comA new piece of legislation on Gov. “This is also an opportunity to grow our workforce and expand access to job training and education for so many people.”First-time drunk driving convictions, however, were not among those convictions eligible for forgiveness.Enter Senate Bill 1254 . Introduced by Republican state Sen. Ed McBroom, the proposed amendment would allow eligible individuals with first-time OWI convictions to apply to clear their records through the courts and would require a judge to sign off on the request. Michigan residents with more than one OWI, or whose drunk driving resulted in physical harm, death, serious injury, or a felony conviction, would not be expunged under the legislation.As per the original Clean Slate legislation, expungement of select misdemeanors only affect public records and the visibility of those convictions. Courts and law enforcement will still be able to access prior OWI/DUI conviction history.Under current Michigan law, drunken driving offenses remain on an individual's record for life.

(CBS DETROIT) – Hundreds of Thousands of Michiganders with a criminal past will soon be able to have their records automatically wiped clean. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the “Clean Slate” bill into law. Now working for the non-profit Michigan Liberation, he says the Clean Slate bill will do wonders for those with a criminal past. The Bipartisan House Bills 4980-4985 and 5120 will reform the criminal expungement laws, making it easier for people who have committed certain misdemeanors and felonies to have their record expunged. The changes proposed by the House Bills includes eligible misdemeanors being automatically removed after seven years and eligible non-assaultive felonies after 10 years.

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Injuries To Leonard, Castonzo Keep Colts Out Of Sync In 32-23 Loss At Cleveland"We really felt like we were going to play well in the second half and turn the thing around, and then we spotted them some points. Those are things we have to overcome." 76 People Arrested As Los Angeles Lakers' Celebration Turns ChaoticThe celebration by about 1,000 people was initially largely peaceful but "unruly individuals" mixed into the crowd and threw glass, bottles, rocks and other projectiles at officers. Cowboys Face Playoff Chase Without Star QB Prescott In Weak NFC EastThe emotional setback added to the challenge of trying to make the playoffs in coach Mike McCarthy's first season. Joe Morgan, Driving Force Of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, Dies At 77A 5-foot-7 dynamo known for flapping his left elbow at the plate, Little Joe could hit a home run, steal a base and disrupt any game with his daring.

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