New law makes it easier to erase juvenile crimes

LANSING (AP) -- Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to make it easier for people to wipe juvenile crimes off their record. The new law will allow people to go to court to erase up to three offenses a year after the case is closed, instead of five years. The old law allowed only one offense to be expunged. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Haveman, R-Holland, was easily approved in the Michigan House and Senate before the Legislature's recent adjournment. Haveman says the new law will help people who made bad decisions at a young age and are facing barriers to college, employment or the military. Published: Thu, Jan 3, 2013