Governor Signs Clean Slate Act

Today, the Governor signed into law the Clean Slate Act (S.7551-A/A.1029-C; chap. 631, laws of 2023) which allows for certain criminal conviction records to be sealed after at least eight years for felonies, beginning from the date the defendant was last released from incarceration for the sentence of the conviction or from the imposition of a sentence if there was no sentence of incarceration. The lookback period for lower-level convictions is three years (e.g., traffic infractions, misdemeanors). Sealing of convictions will not apply in cases of sex offenses, Class A felonies, and non-drug Class A felonies. The new law will go into effect on November 16, 2024.

Read the Governor’s press release here.

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