Clean Slate Act

Some Minnesotans will soon be able to have certain criminal records expunged thanks to the Adult-Use Cannabis Law and the Clean Slate Act. Both laws require the automatic expungement of some records in the  Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's (BCA) Criminal History System (CHS)....

The long-stalled Clean Slate Act passed in the New York Senate and Assembly late Friday. The bill will automatically seal certain criminal records after a waiting period - three years for misdemeanors and eight for felonies. Sex crimes and most Class A felonies, such as...

A bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives aims to allow people convicted of marijuana possession and other minor nonviolent offenses to have their records sealed — so the records aren't affecting their lives after the punishment is complete. What Happened H.R. 2348, also...