IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW EXPUNGEMENT LAWS GO INTO EFFECT IN APRIL OF 2021. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE OUT OF DATE WHEN THE NEW MICHIGAN EXPUNGEMENT LAWS ARE ADOPTED.
Under Michigan law, a person that has been convicted of a crime may apply to have one felony or two misdemeanor convictions expunged from their record.
If you are able to answer "no" to all of the following six questions, you may be eligible to have your adult criminal conviction set aside and made nonpublic.
1. Do you have a federal conviction?
2. Do you have a criminal conviction in another state?
3. Were you convicted of a felony or an attempt to commit a felony for which the maximum punishment is life imprisonment?
4. Were you convicted of felony criminal sexual conduct (first, second, or third degree), or assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct?
5. Is the conviction you want to have set aside a traffic offense? A traffic offense is a conviction for violating the Michigan Vehicle Code or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to that act, which violation involves the operation of a vehicle.
6. Has it been less than five years since the date of your conviction, or if you were imprisoned, has it been less than five years since you were released, discharged from parole or completed probation (whichever occurred last)?
If you answered yes to even one of the above questions, you are not eligible to have your Michigan criminal conviction made nonpublic.
Call The Law Office of Austin M. Black, PLLC today for more information:
810-841-4982
Austin@Austinblacklaw.com
www.AustinBlackLaw.com
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