We’ve all been teenagers, so we know exactly how young and naive they can be. It’s easy to make bad decisions when you can’t fully understand the weight of the consequences. Regardless, young adults deserve the right to a clean record when a mistake was made at a young age. That’s why Florida Senator Keith Perry has introduced a bill that will expunge felony records for kids. Currently, the adolescents must complete a diversion program to have their records cleared, but right now it’s limited to juvenile expunction for misdemeanor offenses only. This bill would expand on that to permit juvenile diversion expunctions for any offense, including felony offenses.
Between 2018 and 2019 alone, roughly 5,000 kids were referred to juvenile diversion programs for felony offenses. If the Florida bill were to pass, it would allow those 5,000 youth to have their felony offense removed from their record and therefore able to live a better life. A young adult applying for a job with a felony on their record will get beat every time in the hiring process by someone with a clean record. Mistakes are just that—mistakes—and if a minor is willing to take responsibility for their wrongdoings by completing a diversion program, they deserve to have a clean record.
Although the Florida bill still has a few steps to go through before going into effect, it’s an excellent step in the right direction. Here at Easy Expunctions, we offer an affordable service to help people have their records cleared. A clean record comes with an empowered mind and the ability to go after the job you truly want. Don’t let your mistakes be the first thing a potential employer sees, get your record cleaned with Easy Expunctions today.
