Convicted of an IL Cannabis Offense? You Might Be Able to Expunge It
When Illinois legalized small amounts of cannabis last year it, in effect, invalidated a handful of misdemeanor and felony cannabis convictions. That said, individuals still need to ask a court to vacate and expunge their cases.
Even though this benefit contained in the cannabis law received much publicity in the months leading up to its effective date (Jan. 1, 2020), to date few people have had their convictions vacated and expunged -- setting aside those low-level misdemeanor convictions that have been pardoned by Governor Pritzker.
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Want to Vacate and Expunge a Cannabis Conviction
in IL? If You Aren’t a Citizen Hit the Pause Button
In the year since Illinois legalized small amounts of cannabis, a lot has been written about provisions in the law giving people convicted of certain cannabis crimes a chance to petition a court to vacate and expunge their convictions.
What these news stories usually neglect to discuss is that for those who are not U.S. citizens, the immigration relief they’re hoping to get (by vacating these convictions) may not exist.
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How to Expunge a Criminal Record in Illinois
How to Expunge a Criminal Record in Illinois - the process of expunging a criminal record in Illinois is relatively simple. Sadly, there are still many people who have yet to do it. Once someone realizes s/he should (or can) expunge their criminal record the next step is figuring out what criminal records can be expunged.
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Never Assume How Far Back Employers Will Search Your Criminal Background
Employment Criminal Background Check Illinois. While some employers will hire someone with a criminal background, I can’t think of any employer (given today’s prevalence of performing pre-hire criminal background checks) willing to hire someone after learning that s/he lied about their criminal background.
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Fla. Ex-Felons: Pay Up or Stay Home on Election Day
No one should need reminding that Florida could, once again, play a crucial role in deciding who will become this nation’s next president. Let’s make sure that everyone who wants to vote in 2020 can and does – including those ex-felons living in Florida.
https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/
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When Identity Theft Gives You a Criminal Record
How to expunge a criminal record in Illinois - When Identity Theft Gives You a Criminal Record. While most identity theft victims experience financial losses or damage to their credit history, other I.D. victims will discover -- usually by accident -- that their personal information (name/birthdate) was used by someone else when arrested.
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