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Clearing Your Slate: A Guide to Expungements in New Jersey
The consequences of a criminal record in New Jersey can last far beyond any court-imposed penalties. It can impact your ability to find employment, secure housing, or even obtain certain professional licenses. Thankfully, New Jersey law provides a way to clear your criminal record through a process called expungement. I’m...
Continue ReadingExpungement in New Jersey: Clearing Your Criminal Record
Navigating through life with a criminal record can be challenging. It can affect your job opportunities, housing applications, and even your sense of self-worth. However, the legal system acknowledges the importance of second chances. In New Jersey, many individuals have the option to expunge or clear their criminal records. Through...
Continue ReadingHow The Clean Slate Expungement Law Works For You
A criminal record may keep you from getting a job, buying a home or gaining custody of your children. Expungement removes past criminal charges from your record, allowing you to move forward in life. However, according to the New York Times, less than 6% of eligible people apply. New Jersey’s...
Continue ReadingWhat is the process of expunging a criminal record?
The problem with having a criminal conviction is that some employers will not hire you for a job and a landlord might not let you rent an apartment if they discover your criminal past. This is why some New Jersey residents petition for an expungement. This is the process of...
Continue ReadingWhen Can I Get an Expungement?
For many individuals, having their record expunged means a fresh start in life. Criminal convictions stay on records for a long period of time, leaving a huge impact on a person’s life as they try to find employment, housing, and other means. The expungement process is not always easy to...
Continue ReadingCan I Get My DUI Expunged in NJ?
You know the social stigma associated with a DUI/DWI conviction. If you’ve been charged, then you know the sting first-hand. The consequences of driving while under the influence are steep in our state, and the conviction has a way of following you wherever you go. Even worse, if you’re convicted...
Continue ReadingGetting a Crime Expunged in NJ
Expungements Overview Do you remember when we were children and our parents told us that we all have permanent records that would follow us around forever? When you do grow up and you have a criminal past, it can feel a lot like that. A record often leads to difficulty...
Continue ReadingNew Legislation For Expungement Laws in NJ Go Into Effect October 1st, 2018
The process that ex-offenders must go through to get their crimes expunged from their records has always been a complicated and long one in New Jersey, but after new legislation signed by former Governor Chris Christie goes into effect later in the year, the path for ex-offenders to get their...
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