Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. (LAD) will conduct a free clinic on expungement of criminal records for residents of Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland counties in partnership with Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency (OLHSA) on Friday, Jan. 24, from noon to 4 p.m. at OLHSA’s central office at 196 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. in Pontiac.
Advance registration for the clinic is required. To register or obtain further information, call OLHSA at 248-209-2631.
Michigan allows for expungement, or removal from the public record, of records of single criminal convictions after five years, according to LAD’s legal rights handbook for former offenders.
“Expungement, or setting aside a conviction, allows a person to move forward with [his or her] life without the baggage of a prior conviction or having to disclose a criminal record,” the handbook says.
Not all convictions can be expunged, however, including those for crimes that carry possible life sentences and traffic convictions such as drunk driving, or where there is lifetime probation, the handbook says.
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