Michigan Expungements Legal Questions

If you have only one prior conviction (felony or misdemeanor), an experienced attorney can petition the court to have the conviction expunged from your record. It's worth the cost to have representation sot that the matter is handled correctly it will pay for itself very quickly if you are able to get a job. Good luck!... Read More

First, the remedy for a prejudicial record after remedial efforts have been incorporated into one's life will not ride on the eloquence of the rhetoric, but to the passage of time without legal incident. Second, the remedy is to have the record sealed, not expunged. Expungement is a very rarely used remedy for a situation in which the arrest itself was a total error. A disputed inability to convict will not qualify. Something like arresting the wrong twin MIGHT qualify. If you want your record sealed, you can do one of two things. You can either wait for the statutory time to elapse (5 years for a misdemeanor and 10 years for a felony) or you can petition the court based upon need and remedial life change. There is no guaranteed formula for what works. It is a combination of time passed since your last contact with the courts, the nature of your offenses, the actions you have taken as evidence of your sincerity and efforts, and some compelling needs such as difficulties obtaining employment and or education. I would recommend hiring a lawyer to compile the facts and advocate on your behalf kif you plan on requesting your record be sealed before the statutory 5 or 10 years.... Read More

I cannot say whether the existence of the felony would disqualify you from becoming such an officer with DNR but if the felony was properly sealed there should not be any record of it.  Depending on the wording for the job application/background check, you still may need to divulge that you were arrested.  However, if the job application does not ask for disclosure of criminal charges regardless of it being expunged, than you are probably safe not disclosing it.   Simon W. Johnson   swj@swjlawoffice.com Law Office of Simon W. Johnson Martindale, Avvo, Justia, LawGuru LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook Serving Cleveland and Ohio, 44124 ... Read More