Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

getting record esponged

I live in michigan where according to the info I have found,you are disquilified if there is more than one convition,is this true oris there any way to correct this?


Asked on 1/20/08, 10:08 am

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William Morrison Action Defense Center

Re: getting record esponged

780.621 Application for order setting aside conviction; (Expungement)

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who is convicted of not more than 1 offense may file an application with the convicting court for the entry of an order setting aside the conviction.

(2) A person shall not apply to have set aside, and a judge shall not set aside, a conviction for a felony for which the maximum punishment is life imprisonment or an attempt to commit a felony for which the maximum punishment is life imprisonment, a conviction for a violation or attempted violation of section 520c, 520d, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520g, or a conviction for a traffic offense.

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Answered on 1/20/08, 11:54 am


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