Posts Tagged ‘Expungement’
Excessive Logjam in Expungement Process a Disservice to the Public
Processes To Obtain a Certification of Expungement for Certain Marijuana and Hashish Cases in Accordance with the Marijuana Decriminalization Law
Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
Read MoreNEW JERSEY MENTAL HEALTH RECORD EXPUNGEMENT
In re E.C. Petition for Expungement Appellate Docket No.: A-3713-13T2 Decided July 8, 2015 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed the requirements for the expungement of mental health records and produced a legal standard for same. In E.C., E.C. was a…
Read MorePardons Can Now Expunge Criminal Convictions That Were Otherwise Ineligible
In re Petition for Expungement of the Criminal Record Belonging to T.O. Decided: January 11, 2021 Docket No.: A-55-19 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The Supreme Court of New Jersey has recently ruled that a pardon by the President or Governor can now make criminal convictions eligible for expungement that were otherwise not…
Read More2021 NEW JERSEY EXPUNGEMENTS OF CRIMINAL RECORDS ARE TO BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY
December 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark As of December 8, 2020, New Jersey has updated its expungement law, with the Supreme Court of New Jersey requiring all parts of the judiciary to expand its eCourts electronic filing program to encompass expungement petitions. The Order states as follows: Petitioners shall apply for…
Read MoreIn the Matter of the Expungement Petition of R.B.T.
Appellate Docket No.: A-2454-19T2 Decided October 14, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a grating of an expungement application for a former municipal court judge that completed PTI after misappropriating fines. In Expungement of R.B.T., R.B.T. was a municipal court judge in…
Read MoreExpungements of Criminal Records Are Now Even Easier to Obtain In New Jersey
August 19, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. As of June 15, 2020, New Jersey has updated its expungement law, under the “Clean Slate” provisions. The Clean Slate law provides: Drug-related offenses resulting in a conviction are considered Disorderly Persons offenses for purposes of expungements. Having more than one drug offense is…
Read MoreNJ Expungement’s New exception for “Crime Spree” charges for multiple convictions from one ‘event’. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the 2018 crime spree amendment to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a) permits the expungement of C.P.M.’s 2005 convictions.
IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF C.P.M. December 6, 2019 APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION December 6, 2019 APPELLATE DIVISION Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s expungement new procedure under the “crime spree” doctrine set forth in the 2018 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a). Because we conclude that C.P.M.’s convictions were not “closely related in…
Read MoreMarijuana expungement bill heads to governor’s desk
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans could see their criminal records cleared under a bill awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature. On Monday, state lawmakers in both the Assembly and the Senate voted in favor of a measure that would make it easier to expunge certain criminal…
Read MoreSenate Bill 3205
[First Reprint] SENATE, No. 3205 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 218th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 26, 2018 Sponsored by: Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM District 31 (Hudson) Senator M. TERESA RUIZ District 29 (Essex) SYNOPSIS Revises certain procedures for expungement of records of conviction. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 18,…
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