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New Kentucky Bill Allows for Automatic Expunction of Certain Records

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As criminal justice reform has been catching momentum in recent years, new eyes have found flaws in old, inefficient, and often prejudicial laws. Rep. Kevin Bratcher of Louisville, Kentucky recently addressed one such overlooked law, and passed a bill to reform it.

Prior to Rep. Bratcher’s passage of the new reform bill, Kentucky law stated that a crime which had been acquitted or dismissed with prejudice would remain on that individual’s record and would not be expunged. According to Rep. Bratcher, many Kentuckians including himself had no idea that the law even existed, and many immediately dismissed the law as inherently illogical.

With overwhelming support, the reform bill passed and will immediately expunge crimes dismissed or acquitted with prejudice. The passage of this reform bill is a great step for Kentucky in reforming their criminal justice system.

While criminal justice reform has come a long way in recent years, there are still many laws such as this one waiting to be reformed by those in office. Looking onward to 2021, Rep. Bratcher hopes to address the clear inequity of cash bail and continue criminal justice reform efforts while in office.

If you’ve been affected by the quickly changing criminal justice system, reach out to the experts at Easy Expunctions to see if you’re eligible for an expunction. Your record should not hold you back from living life on your terms; don’t wait to reclaim your life and reputation!

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New Vermont Law Expands Number of Nonviolent Offenses Eligible for Expunction

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More Vermonters now have the opportunity to wipe their criminal records clean with the state’s expansion of the number of nonviolent offenses eligible for expunction. House Bill 460, which went into effect on October 1st, broadly reforms the state of Vermont’s criminal expungement process for various crimes including marijuana, ecstasy, LSD, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, hallucinogens and depressants, stimulant or narcotic drugs, as well as certain nonviolent forgery and burglary charges. The goal of the new law is to make the expungement remedy available to a greater amount of deserving citizens.

            Many Vermonters were pleased to see the addition of drunk driving offenses added to the final bill, including the bill’s sponsor Representative Maxine Grad. Impaired-driving offenders are not eligible for expungement under the new law, but they can ask a judge to seal their records as long as serious injury or death was not a result of the crime. School bus drivers with a blood alcohol concentration greater than .02 and commercial vehicle drivers with a BAC greater than .04 are excluded from this law, along with those convicted of burglarizing an occupied home (unless they were under the age of 25 when convicted). Rep. Maxine Grad made a statement announcing her disappointment with the law’s exclusions, but still claims that the passage of H460 is an “important economic and workforce-development reform.” The new law removes a substantial amount of economic and employment barriers from the lives of ex-convicts.

            If you’re looking for an easy and affordable way to scrub your record clean, visit EasyExpunctions.com to see if you’re eligible for expungement. Stop waiting for a second chance and let Easy Expunctions give you the tools you need to regain control of your future.

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What Convictions Cannot Be Expunged in Texas?

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Mistakes happen. Many people have gotten themselves into trouble at some point in time, but that doesn’t mean they deserve to be treated like they are a danger to society. The fact remains that certain criminal charges can change the entire course of your life. A criminal record often serves as a barrier, limiting an individual’s employment, educational, and housing opportunities forever. The severity of the “trouble” determines its impact. In Texas, some convictions can be expunged, or cleared from your criminal record.

However, certain criminal offenses cannot be expunged. These offenses include but are not limited to:

  • Sex crimes
  • Aggravated kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Human trafficking
  • Child endangerment
  • Family violence crimes
  • Stalking

The state of Texas does not allow these kinds of convictions to be expunged from a criminal record, with very few exceptions for minors. Violent, sexual, and child endangerment crimes will show up on a background check for public safety purposes. These types of crimes can’t be hidden because it’s not in the interest of society to remove them from criminal records; in general, offenses that involve children, sexual assault, and violence will stay on your record forever. DWIs are also ineligible for expunction–although they will fall off your DMV record after seven years, they’ll remain on your criminal record.

If your conviction isn’t shown on the list above, and you’re interested in removing it from your criminal record, you can see if you’re eligible for an expunction at easyexpunctions.com.

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Understanding Waiting Periods for Expunctions in Texas

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In today’s digitalized world, you should be aware that courts provide arrest records in the same manner that they report convictions. When employers, landlords, or pretty much anyone else runs a background check on you, it falls on the background screening company to interpret that reported information. This means that if you’ve been arrested, even if you weren’t formally charged, the indiscretion will still be visible to anyone who cares enough to look for it.

In Texas, you’ll be able to rid your record of a crime if you weren’t charged and you’ve met the specified waiting periods. If no charges have been filed after the waiting period has passed, you can likely obtain an expunction.

So, what exactly are these waiting periods?

For Class C Misdemeanors, you must wait 180 days from the date of your arrest. Class C is the lowest level criminal offense in the state of Texas and is usually punishable by a fine up to $500. There is no jail time for Class C Misdemeanors.

For Class A and B Misdemeanors, you must wait one full year. Class A Misdemeanors are the most serious of misdemeanor charges and can garner you a year in county jail and a fine of up to $4,000. Class B Misdemeanors come next and can carry a punishment of 180 days in jail and a fine up to $2,000.

For felonies, it’s a bit longer—you have to wait a full three years from the date of your arrest. Felonies are the most serious types of offenses and can get you between 2 and 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.

For these waiting periods to be valid, the case cannot still be pending and the police cannot be actively investigating you. If you believe you’ve met these waiting periods and you’re ready for a fresh start without the roadblock of a criminal record, get in touch with Easy Expunctions. We can streamline the process and get you a second chance quickly for a fraction of the cost of a traditional lawyer.  

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