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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.
11/25/2019
This "clean slate" bill would automatically expunge criminal charges that are dismissed or ruled as "not guilty" and allows individuals convicted of nonviolent misdemeanors to petition for expungement after seven years of good behavior.
11/23/2019
Without expungement opportunities, many American citizens would be forced into wearing a permanent scarlet letter as a consequence for non-threatening, ordinary mistakes,Ailike accidentally sleeping through jury duty.
11/21/2019
In Washington, DC, a criminal record includes both convictions and non-convictions, meaning thousands and thousands of innocent people face significant challenges and daily hardships because of unfavorable circumstances.
11/21/2019
This increase is due to the fact that state and local governments use their court system to collect revenue, meaning that money collected through court-assessed debt plays a significant role in keeping the government in business.
11/8/2019