![]() ![]() Legal Aidįind your local legal aid: Project Clean Slate (free expungement services for Detroit residents) Operates Monday through Thursday between 9:00am – 5:00pm (and until 6:00 on Wednesday only), or Friday between 9:00am – 1:00pm. Phone : Phone intake is available through the Counsel and Advocacy Law Line (CALL) at 1-88. Intake for Legal Aid via Michigan Legal Help Michigan Legal Help ()Įxpungement resources (including online eligibility tool) : Michigan Legal Help also offers a lawyer referral service for those that are interested and may not qualify for assistance from Legal Aid. ![]() We recommend the free resources produced by Michigan Legal Help, and the free legal services provided by Legal Aid (generally for people whose income is <200% of the federal poverty line). There are a number of free resources available for people who need a lawyer or legal advice. Please contact the relevant court or a local legal services provider with specific questinos about processing times. In addition, processing times may also be impacted by hearing backlogs that have accumulated in many courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. If these steps are not completed before the scheduled hearing date, the hearing will need to be rescheduled. Many courts schedule the hearing on the petition three months or more after the filing date to allow the State Police and Attorney General’s office to complete the required background check and statutory eligibility analysis. Question: How long will it take for the court to process my petition?Īnswer: Processing times vary from court to court, but it is not uncommon for the petition process to take 6 months or more to complete. That means the earliest it will become effective is Ap. 4980) : This bill has a two-year implementation period. ![]() Because they were signed on October 12, 2020, the effective date of these bills is Ap. 4981-85 & 5120) : These bills become effective 180 days from the day they are signed by the governor. Expanded eligibility to petition (H.B.Question: When will the new law become effective?Īnswer: There are different answers for the bills related to the petition process and the automatic expungement. Question: What does the new “Clean Slate” law do?Īnswer: The new law expands eligibility to petition for an expungement in several ways, and creates a new process that will automatically seal certain non-violent conviction records if a person has remained conviction-free for a period of time (seven years for misdemeanors, 10 years for felonies). ![]()
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