- Posted January 03, 2013
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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
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