Georgia’s SB 288: Giving Rehabilitated Individuals a Second Chance

On January 1, 2021, Georgia joined 41 other states in allowing a person to remove certain convictions from their criminal record after a period of “conviction-free” years. With the passage of SB 288, an individual of any age may petition their original sentencing court to restrict and seal the record of a misdemeanor offense four years after they have completed their sentence....
By: Stokes Wagner

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