State of Michigan Releases Framework for Clean Slate Law
In 2020, the State of Michigan passed a law that allows for the automatic expungement of certain criminal records. Recently, the Michigan Attorneys General office has released a framework for an automated system to expunge convictions without the necessity of filing an application:
- Up to two (2) felony convictions will automatically be expunged the later of 10 years after sentencing or the persons release from custody.
- Up to four (4) misdemeanors will automatically be expunged 7 years after sentencing.
The following convictions are not going to be eligible for automatic expungement:
Assaultive offenses
Serious misdemeanors
Offense punishable by more than 10 years prison
Convictions involving a minor, a vulnerable adult, injury or serious impairment of a person, death of a person
Convictions that involve human trafficking
Any conviction that cannot be expunged under MCL 780.621c
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