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When did the Clean Slate Act take into effect?
What is November 16, 2024
Can an employer use your convictions to deny an employment opportunity for you?
What is no.
Do you need to apply for the Clean Slate Act?
What is no
If convicted of a misdemeanor, how long would it take for the conviction to be sealed?
What is 3 years
Where can you check to see if your conviction has been sealed away?
What is the NYS Division of Criminal Justice’s website.
What is Fortune Society's mission?
To support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration.
If convicted of a felony, how long would it take for the conviction to be sealed?
What is 8 years
Who signed the Clean Slate Act?
What is Governor Kathy Hochul.
What type of bill is the Clean Slate Act?
What is an economic, anti-poverty, and racial justice bill.
What happens if you get convicted before your previous conviction is sealed?
What is the time calculation resets based on your most recent conviction.
There are 4 legal processes, these terms on the slide under key terms, what are they?
What is record clearance, expungement, sealing, pardons.
What year was Fortune Society founded?
What is 1967.
Can your convictions be sealed if you are on parole?
What is no?
If you have a Class A felony, does the Clean Slate Act still apply to you?
What is no.
Who founded Fortune Society?
What is David Rothenberg.