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OPERATION: SECOND CHANCE
  Resources and tools for Young Lawyers Division affiliates across
       the nation to implement and host expungement fairs

                             From the
                    ABA Young Lawyers Division
                       Public Service Team

                        Revised Spring, 2022
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                            PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                    2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE

                              NATIONAL RESOURCES

● Clean Slate Clearinghouse

● Clean Slate

● Record Clearing

● Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative | Criminal Record Online Toolkit

● Restoration of Rights Project
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                    ALABAMA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Alabama Access to Justice Commission
Alabama Legal Help
Legal Services Alabama
Alabama State Bar Legal Help
University of Alabama School of Law – Law Clinics
Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham
Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program
Alabama Free Legal Answers
Birmingham Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program
Montgomery County Bar Foundation – Volunteer Lawyers Program
Alabama Law Foundation
Alabama Civil Justice Foundation
Alabama Lawyers Association (affiliate chapter of the National Bar Association)

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

Criminal Record Expungement FAQ
https://www.alea.gov/online-services/criminal-record-expungement

Expungement Kit
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-Kit.pdf

Expungement Forms
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-PetitionForExpungementOf
Records.pdf
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-OrderOfExpungement.pdf
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-OrderOnPetitionForExpung
ement.pdf
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-OrderToProduceAdditionalI
nformation.pdf
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-ReleaseOfCriminalHistory.p
df
https://www.alea.gov/sites/default/files/expungement-forms/Expungement-AmendedOrderOfExpunge
ment.pdf

Miscellaneous Legal Forms
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                                    ALABAMA

https://www.alabamalegalhelp.org/resource/do-it-yourself-instructions-and-forms

Qualifications for an expungement
https://www.alea.gov/online-services/criminal-record-expungement

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

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                                       MISCELLANEOUS

Attorneys should be aware of the new Alabama Expungement Law, the Alabama Redeemer Act. See
http://www.bradfordladner.net/new-alabama-expungement-law/
https://www.selmaalabama.com/12-community-event/2186-free-simple-wills-clinic.html

Former clinic announcement
https://www.alabar.org/event/expungement-and-voter-rights-restoration-clinic/
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                   PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
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                                                  ALASKA

                               KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

https://alaskabar.org/
https://www.barassociationdirectory.com/ak/

                                          LEGAL RESOURCES

https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/1c3d2bfe-2f0c-4c05-a168-7b4669dab0b3/RequestToSealCrimInfo.pdf;.aspx

https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/alaska-expungment-pardon-sealing/

http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/acjc/docs/resources/collateral/expunge.pdf

http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/acjc/docs/resources/nacdl/expungement.pdf

                                          LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

No expungement-only offer record sealed

                                          MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                     PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
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                                           ARIZONA

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Southern Arizona Legal Aid: Marijuana Expungements
https://www.sazlegalaid.org/uncategorized/salas-marijuana-begin-again-expungement-project/

                                            LEGAL RESOURCES

Southern Arizona Legal Aid: (website above)

Arizona NormL State Chapter: Host expungement clinics on Saturdays
https://arizonanorml.org

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

            ●   Only eligible Marijuan Convictions: A.R.S. Sec. 36-2852
                https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02853.htm

            ●   Most partners are focused on marijuana expungement as the law was just passed legalizing
                marijuana.

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

Helpful Links:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/arizona-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing/

Forms: https://www.azcourts.gov/prop207
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                                    ARKANSAS

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid of Arkansas
Center for Arkansas Legal Services
Arkansas Access to Justice
University of Arkansas School of Law
William H. Bowen School of Law

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

Restoration of Rights Project Guide
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/arkansas-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungeme
nt-sealing/

Forms
https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/crime-info-support/arkansas-crime-information-center/forms/
https://a.arlawhelp.org/employment/petition-to-seal

Instructions
https://a.arlawhelp.org/employment/petition-to-seal-instructions
http://www.sebastiancountyar.gov/Courts/Court-Administration/Petition-to-Seal-Instructions

Laws and eligibility
https://www.papillonfoundation.org/criminal-record-resources/arkansas/adult-forms-convictio
n

                                       LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                        MISCELLANEOUS

Previous expungement events
https://www.arkansaslegal.org/press-release-all/center-for-arkansas-legal-services-to-offer-free-criminal
-record-sealing-clinic-at-shorter-college
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                   ARKANSAS

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2017-10-24/free-clinic-to-help-arkansans-expunge
-their-criminal-records
https://arkansasjustice.org/2019/09/06/4370/
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                   PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
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                                       CALIFORNIA

                               KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Four Major Counties:

Los Angeles County
Orange County
Riverside County
San Diego County

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES

Los Angeles County :

Public Defenders Office: https://pubdef.lacounty.gov/prop47/ola/
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: https://lafla.org/get-help/expungement/

A New Way of Life Reentry Project (ANWOL), which offers clinics, legal advice, and representation.

    ● Address: PO BOX 875288, Los Angeles, CA 90087
    ● Phone: (323) 563-3575
    ● Fax: (323) 563-3445
    ● Email: info@anewwayoflife.org

Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), which offers clinics and community programs including support
groups and access to Transformative Justice circles (not necessarily only for youth).

    ● Address: 7625 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001
    ● Phone: (323) 235-4243
    ● Email: michael@youth4justice.org

Los Angeles County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (LACBA), which refers

    lawyers. ● Phone: (213) 243-1525

Forms: https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/172.htm

Orange County

Community Legal Aid SoCAL:
https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/programs-services/legal-clinics/
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                                         CALIFORNIA

Forms: https://www.occourts.org/directory/criminal/cleaning-up-record.html

Riverside County

Inland Empire Latino Law Association (Iella): Host self-help clinics
https://iella.org/services/expungement/

Important Information: https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/SelfHelp/Expungement/expungement.php

San Diego County

San Diego Clean Slate Clinic:
http://www.sd-csc.org

Frequently Asked Questions:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/public_defender/expungement_faq.html

Important Information:
 https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sdcourt/criminal2/criminalexpungement

                                          LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

            ● LASOLA - not offering expungement services at this time.
           ● Most clinics are self-help and not full fledge clinics where attorneys are filing the paperwork etc.

                                            MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                                COLORADO

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

https://www.colorado.edu/studentlegal/services/criminal/expungements-and-sealings

https://www.coloradodefenders.us/consequences-of-conviction-2/colorado-collateral-relief-project/

https://www.coloradolegalservices.org/node/3/colorado-legal-services-hosted-clinics

https://www.cobar.org/Local-Bar-Associations/Specialty-and-Diversity-Bar-Associations

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES
https://www.courts.state.co.us/Forms/Forms_List.cfm?Form_Type_ID=34

https://www.courts.state.co.us/Self_Help/sealingrecords/

https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/colorado-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-se
aling-2/

                                         LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                           MISCELLANEOUS

http://hapgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/RSE-Clinic-Flyer-Final.pdf
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                        2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                    CONNECTICUT

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Connecticut Legal Services

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

●   CT Gen Stat § 54-142a
●   CT Criminal Records Statutes

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   CT Board of Pardons and Parole Application Process and Instructions
●   How to Clear Your Criminal Records

                                       MISCELLANEOUS

●   CT Restoration of Rights Project
●   Expunging or Sealing Adult Criminal Record in Connecticut
●   CT Pardon Team
●   CT Pardon Clinic
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                     PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                             2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                                  DELAWARE

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Delaware State Courts: https://courts.delaware.gov/help/expungements.aspx

Delaware State Bar Association: https://www.dsba.org/

Delaware Department of Labor: https://labor.delaware.gov/apex/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

How to Apply for an Expungement: https://pardons.delaware.gov/how-apply-expungement/

Delaware             Restoration             of            Rights           &             Records          Relief:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/delaware-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing
/

Expunging or Sealing Adult Criminal Records in Delaware:
https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-records-expungement/delaware.htm

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

New process for criminal record expungements now available (in Delaware):
https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/new-process-criminal-record-expungements-now-available

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

APEX Program – Delaware Department of Labor: https://labor.delaware.gov/apex/

Delaware             offers            expungement           clinic           for         teens,           adults:
https://whyy.org/articles/state-offers-expungement-clinic-for-teens-adults/
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   The Public Defenders Service
●   Legal Aid
●   Neighborhood Legal Services
●   Georgetown University Law Center

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

●   DC Expungement Statutes
●   Sealing Criminal Records
●   Rising For Justice Expungement Clinic

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   Clean Slate DC

                                       MISCELLANEOUS

●   DC Restoration of Rights
●   Mayor Bowser Introduces the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2021 to Radically Simplify Criminal
    Record Sealing
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                                      FLORIDA

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Florida Justice Center (offers free criminal record sealing)
Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice
Bay Area Legal Services
Three Rivers Legal Services
The Legal Aid Foundation
Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, George Edgecomb Bar Association, Fred G. Minnis, Sr. Bar
Association

                                       LEGAL RESOURCES

Expungement laws
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Disp
lay_Statute&Search_String=943.059&URL=0900-0999/0943/Sections/0943.0585.html
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Disp
lay_Statute&Search_String=943.059&URL=0900-0999/0943/Sections/0943.059.html

                                       LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

As a required first steps, a person must apply to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a
Certificate of Eligibility to Seal or Expunge his/her criminal history. https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/seal-
and-expunge-process/seal-and-expunge-home.aspx

                                         MISCELLANEOUS

Helpful information for self-representation. https://atj.flcourts.org/Resources

Instructions    for      filing     a   petition    to     seal    or     expunge      and         FAQs.
https://www.sao4th.com/resources/for-the-public/sealing-or-expunging-a-criminal-record/
https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Seal-and-Expunge-Process/Frequently-Asked-Questions

Resource         for          learning        about            expungements           in         Florida.
https://www.legalaidtallahassee.org/take-back-your-rights

Lists of legal aid organizations in Florida. https://www.floridabar.org/public/consumer/pamphlet022/
https://help.flcourts.org/Legal-Services-Resources
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                      FLORIDA

Previous expungement clinic announcements
https://www.sao13th.com/event/expungement-clinic/2019-09-17/
https://www.fljc.org/florida-justice-center-offers-free-criminal-record-sealing/
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                     GEORGIA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Georgia Justice Project - Georgia Justice Project strengthens our community by demonstrating a better
way to represent and support individuals in the criminal justice system and reduce barriers to reentry.
GJP promotes innovative change through direct legal representation, policy advocacy, education and
coalition building.

Reform Georgia - Reform Georgia is a nonprofit criminal justice policy think tank and advocacy
organization working to reform the criminal justice system at the state and local level through research,
education, and organizing.

Georgia Legal Aid – GeorgiaLegalAid.org is a joint project of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. and the
Georgia Legal Services Program. Our goal is to provide the public with easy access to basic legal
information and legal resources in Georgia.

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

Georgia Justice Project Fast Facts About Georgia’s Expungement Law

Georgia Justice Project – Second Chance for Georgia

Clean Slate Clearinghouse

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                        MISCELLANEOUS

Free Legal Online Expungement Educational Town Hall

GBPI Jumpstart Economic Opportunity with Clean Slate
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                   PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
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                                          HAWAII

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

HI Criminal Justice Data Center - Overview

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES

HI State Law Library System - Sealing Court Records

HI State Judiciary

                                         LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                             MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                                       IDAHO

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

https://www.idaholegalaid.org

https://isb.idaho.gov/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES
https://isp.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/documents/ExpungmentFlowChart.pdf
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/idaho-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing/#II
I_Expungement_sealing_other_record_relief

https://www.idaholegalaid.org/node/2568/juvenile-expungement-forms

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”
No expungement- some criminal records can be sealed

                                             MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                 PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                         2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                       ILLINOIS

                              KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Illinois Legal Aid

●   Illinois State Bar Association

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

●   Illinois OSAD - Expungement and Sealing Information (Includes Forms)

●   Illinois Courts Approved Forms

●

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   How to Expunge And/Or Seal a Criminal Record

                                      MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                          INDIANA

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

   ●   Indiana Legal Services - Bloomington Expungement Help Desk

   ●   Indiana Free Legal Answers

   ●   Indiana Legal Help (Including Forms)

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

   ●   Indiana Expungement Law

   ●   Indiana State Police (central repository for criminal history information in the state)

   ●   What Kind of Convictions Can Be Cleared Under IN Law?

   ●   Indy Second Chance Law

                                           LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

NOTE: Although it has been nicknamed an "expungement law," Indiana's Second Chance Law only restricts
access to criminal records; it does not forever erase or expunge one's criminal history.

   ●   Indiana Second Chance Law - Expungement and Sealing Manual

                                             MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                        2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                        IOWA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Iowa Legal Aid

●   Iowa Student Legal Services - Free Consultation

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

●   Can I Expunge My Conviction in Iowa? (By Iowa Legal Aid - Including Forms)

●   Deferred Judgment Probation (Eligibility Overview)

●   New Law for Misdemeanor Expungement

●   Iowa Expungement Statute

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                       MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                          KANSAS

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Kansas Legal Services

Wichita Bar Association

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES

KS Expungement Law Guide

Facts About Expungement in KS

Kansas Judicial Council - Instructions for Expungement or Diversion

                                          LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                           MISCELLANEOUS

KU Law Legal Aid Clinic
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                    KENTUCKY

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Kentucky Legal Aid - Kentucky Legal Aid is the only free, civil legal services provider in South-
Western Kentucky. Since 1977 we have specialized in providing top-tier legal assistance to people
living in poverty, the disabled, and senior citizens. Some of our focuses include helping victims of
domestic abuse and interpersonal violence, assisting people with Medicare, Medicaid and other
benefits issues – including SSI and food stamps, providing housing counseling and assistance to
homeowners and renters in crisis, working on select consumer and family law cases, and more.

Legal- Aid Society of Louisville - Founded in 1921, Legal Aid Society's mission is to make justice
accessible to all, regardless of financial status. We provide free civil legal help on issues related to
income, family, housing, safety, and health.

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

Kentucky – Clean Slate Initiative

Kentucky – Restoration of Rights & Record Relief

HelpMeExpunge.com – Kentucky Expungement Law Overview House Bill 40 & Senate Bill 57

The Papillon Foundation

ExpungeKY

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Kentucky – Criminal Record Online Toolkit

Clean Slate Kentucky Expungement Guidebook

                                        MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                                    LOUISIANA

                           KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana (hosts a monthly expungement clinic)
The ProBono Project
Louisiana Civil Justice Center
New Orleans Bar Association
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Louisiana Expungement Assistance and Advocacy Center, LLC
Louisiana State Bar Association
Baton Rouge Bar Association
Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
Lafayette Bar Association
Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project, Inc.
Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

How to Handle Your Expungement Guide
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/c581f9_461d6e77212e4992a2294f5cac774031.pdf

Expungement forms
https://www.laclerksofcourt.org/resources/expungements

How to apply for an expungement in Louisiana
https://cjei.cornell.edu/fix-your-record/sealing-and-expungement/expungement/louisiana-expu
ngement
https://8b94b7da-de55-42fa-aa27-bc457a433590.filesusr.com/ugd/c581f9_0cd4b50eb10146bb
8bcad7f4751cc687.pdf
https://8b94b7da-de55-42fa-aa27-bc457a433590.filesusr.com/ugd/c581f9_f4acddbe8d124b2d
b0bafeffef7b19b8.pdf
https://8b94b7da-de55-42fa-aa27-bc457a433590.filesusr.com/ugd/c581f9_5846474961a14fb6
a8ef05421f6ee1f6.pdf
https://8b94b7da-de55-42fa-aa27-bc457a433590.filesusr.com/ugd/c581f9_58acb44a43024c48
87b20a3a4a88ad12.pdf

Expungement laws
http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=919670
http://www.leaac.com/faq-resources/the-louisiana-expungement-law/
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                                 LOUISIANA

Expungement How-To Guides (for pro se litigants)
https://www.jaclouisiana.org/expungements

                                 LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

Expungement clinic announcement
https://www.wafb.com/2021/10/08/expungement-event-happening-mlk-community-center/
https://www.opdla.org/expungement
https://www.facebook.com/Louisiana-Expungement-Assistance-Advocacy-Center-665202446945325/
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                                            MAINE

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Maine Pardon Board: https://www.maine.gov/corrections/adult-community-corrections/pardon-board

Maine Judicial Branch: https://www.courts.maine.gov/

Maine Justice Foundation: https://justicemaine.org/about/providers/

Maine State Bar Association: https://www.mainebar.org/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

Criminal Record Challenge Process:
https://www.maine.gov/dps/Sbi/challenge.html#:~:text=Maine%20does%20not%20expunge%20(erase,not%20av
ailable%20for%20public%20inquiries.

Act to Allow Expungement of Certain Criminal Convictions:
https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_126th/billtexts/HP036801.asp

Maine Restoration of Rights & Record Relief:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/maine-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing/

                                           LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Papillon                           Foundation                             –                               Maine:
http://www.papillonfoundation.org/criminal-record-resources/maine/adult-forms-conviction

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

University      of      Maine       School      of       Law       Cumberland        Legal       Aid      Clinic:
https://mainelaw.maine.edu/public-service/clac/
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                                         MARYLAND

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services:
https://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/expung.shtml

Maryland Judiciary: https://mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/expungement

Maryland State Bar Association: https://www.msba.org/

The Bar Association of Baltimore City: https://www.baltimorebar.org/

Bar Association of Montgomery County: https://www.barmont.org/

Prince George’s County Bar Association: https://www.pgcba.com/

Maryland Legal Aid: https://www.mdlab.org/

                                          LEGAL RESOURCES

The People’s Law Library of Maryland:
https://www.peoples-law.org/expungement-and-changing-your-criminal-record

Information About Removing Criminal and Civil Offense or Infraction:
https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites/default/files/court-forms/ccdccr072br.pdf

Maryland Expungement Record: https://www.mdlab.org/wp-content/uploads/MLA_Expungement.pdf

                                          LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Expunge Maryland Online Review: http://www.expungemaryland.org/

MDEXPUNGEMENT Determination and Form Completion: https://www.mdexpungement.com/

Maryland Expungement: https://marylandexpungement.com/
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                                         MARYLAND
                                           MISCELLANEOUS

2021 Greenbelt MD Expungement Fair:
https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/3885/18
Expungement Clinic in Baltimore:
https://www.msba.org/product/live-criminal-record-expungement-in-maryland-baltimore/

Expungement Training with Maryland Legal Aid:
https://www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/events/2021/8/2/expungement-training-with-maryland-legal-aid

Expungement Training Webinar: https://mvlslaw.org/event/expungement-training-webinar-3/
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
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                       2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                  MASSACHUSETTS

                           KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Legal Services

                                    LEGAL RESOURCES

●   Mass. Gen. Law ch. 276, §100A
●   Expunge Your Criminal Record
●   Pardons and Commutations
●   Pardon Petition Form

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   Know Your CORI Rights: Sealing and Expungement of Criminal Offender Record Information
●   How Do You Get Pardoned in Massachusetts?

                                      MISCELLANEOUS

●   How Pardons Work and Why Massachusetts Has Not Issued One in Years
●   MA Restoration of Rights
●   A Clear View of a Narrower Path: Examining the Baker Pardon Guidelines
●   How Clemency Works in Massachusetts
●   CORI Sealing Project (Expungement Clinic)
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                                      MICHIGAN

                              KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Lakeshore Legal Aid

●   Safe & Just Michigan

●   Michigan Works!

●   State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Projects & Resources

                                       LEGAL RESOURCES

●   Do-It-Yourself Expungement (Adult Conviction): Use this tool to fill out the forms to ask a court to set
    aside an adult criminal conviction. A conviction that is set aside cannot be seen by the public. You will go
    to the LawHelp Interactive website to do this. After you answer the questions, your finished forms will be
    ready for you to print. A new set of expungement laws went into effect on April 11, 2021. This tool
    reflects the new expungement laws.

●   Expungement of Criminal Offenses in Michigan (Includes Applications and Cheklists)

●   Clean Slate Law Overview

●   Expungement Law Text

                                        LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                         MISCELLANEOUS
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                                       MINNESOTA

                               KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

MN Clean Slate Alliance

                                        LEGAL RESOURCES

MN Expungement Statutes

MN Judicial Branch Criminal Expungement Resources (Forms & Instructions)

Expungement Overview - MN House of Reps

MN State Law Library (Videos, Publications & Legal Help)

                                        LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                          MISCELLANEOUS
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                                     MISSISSIPPI

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Mississippi Access To Justice Commission
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Mississippi Center for Justice
University of Mississippi Law Clinical Programs
Mississippi College School of Law Clinical Programs
Mission First Legal Aid Office
Mississippi First Legal Aid Office
Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation
Magnolia Bar Association
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence/Northcutt Legal Clinic
El Pueblo Immigration Legal Services
Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

http://www.msatjc.org
https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/

Legal Forms
http://www.msatjc.org/legal-forms

Expungements
http://www.expungemississippi.com
https://mscenterforjustice.org/work/expungement/

Law
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2010/title-99/19/99-19-71/
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2010/title-99/15/99-15-59/

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

MVLP is the go to organization for implementing legal clinics. However, you are not required to go
through them.
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                                           MISSOURI

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Missouri Lawyers Help

Missouri Free Legal Answers

St. Louis Expungement Law Center

                                     LEGAL RESOURCES

Understanding Missouri’s New Expungement Law

Missouri Expungement Statute

MO Courts - Forms & Instructions

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

MO Bar Overview & How To

                                       MISCELLANEOUS
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                                                 MONTANA

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

http://www.westernmtbar.com/

https://mtwomenlawyers.org/

http://www.montanabar.org/groups

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES
https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/conviction-expungement-process/

https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/non-conviction-removal-and-sealing/

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0180/part_0110/section_0040/0460-0180-0110-0040.html

https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/montana-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-s
ealing/

                                         LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                          MISCELLANEOUS
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                                         NEBRASKA

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid of Nebraska

Nebraska Access

                                            LEGAL RESOURCES

Petition to Set Aside Criminal Conviction

Nebraska Clean Slate Initiative and Forms

Nebraska Expungement Statute

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                            MISCELLANEOUS
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                                           NEVADA

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada: Host free classes for persons to assist in sealing their record.

Nevada Legal Services: host various classes to assist with sealing records

                                            LEGAL RESOURCES
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada:
https://www.lacsn.org/what-we-do/free-classes/record-sealing

Nevada Legal Services:
https://nlslaw.net

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

            ●   Note Nevada does NOT offer record expungements only record seals.
            ●   Record sealment will be the only option for people, make that clear.
            ●   You will need to partner with the above legal aid services to host a class.

                                              MISCELLANEOUS
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                                       NEW HAMPSHIRE

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

New Hampshire Legal Aid: https://nhlegalaid.org/self-help-guides/criminal-annulment/nh-annulment

New Hampshire Judicial Branch:
https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/circuit-court/district-division/annulment

New Hampshire Bar Association: https://www.nhbar.org/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

Court Service Center – Annulment of Criminal Records:
https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/documents/2021-04/annulmentchecklist.pdf

New Hampshire Restoration of Rights & Record Relief:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/new-hampshire-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-s
ealing/

Annulment of Criminal Records: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXII/651/651-5.htm

                                           LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

What is Annulment? FAQs: https://nhlegalaid.org/self-help-guides/criminal-annulment/what-annulment-faqs

                                            MISCELLANEOUS

New Hampshire Criminal Record Annulment Clinics: https://www.nhbar.org/criminal-record-annulment-clinics/
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                                    NEW JERSEY

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Legal Services of New Jersey
●   New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
●   New Jersey Office of the Public Defender

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

●   New Jersey Courts: "How to Expunge Your Criminal/Juvenile Record."
●   NJ Expungement Statute NJSA 2C:52-6
●   Legal Services Six Step Guide to Expunging Records

                                       LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   How to Find Out if You Are Eligible for Expungement
●   Assistance for Filling Out Expungement Forms

                                        MISCELLANEOUS

●   Pro se expungement applicants who cannot afford the $75 filing fee can apply for a waiver.
●   Crimes That Cannot Be Expunged
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                                         NEW MEXICO

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

New Mexico Legal Aid and Legal Aid of North Texas (refer to Texas page)

                                            LEGAL RESOURCES

New Mexico Courts: https://www.nmcourts.gov

Legal Aid of North Texas: Refer to Texas

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

    ●   Make sure to read self-help guide prior to hosting clinic:
        https://www.nmcourts.gov/self-help/self-help-guide/
    ●   Manage expectations i.e. inform the client of the dates and of the possibility that the expunction or
        nondisclosure may be contested and/or not granted.
   ●    Have persons look up their criminal history to determine eligibility:
        https://caselookup.nmcourts.gov/caselookup/app

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

Partnership Flyer:
https://www.newmexicolegalaid.org/sites/newmexicolegalaid.org/files/Dual%20State%20Flyer%2004%2018.pdf
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                                          NEW YORK

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

NYS Unified Court System: https://nycourts.gov/courthelp//

LawHelp NY: https://www.lawhelpny.org/find-legal-help/directory

The Legal Aid Society (NYC): https://legalaidnyc.org/

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services: https://www.ils.ny.gov/

NYC Bar Justice Center: https://www.nycbar.org/for-the-public/free-legal-services

NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice:
http://ww2.nycourts.gov/accesstojusticecommission/index.shtml

NYS Office for Justice Initiatives: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/ip/OJI/index.shtml

New York City Bar Criminal Justice Operations Committee:
https://www.nycbar.org/member-and-career-services/committees/criminal-justice-operations-committee

New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section: https://nysba.org/committees/criminal-justice-section/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

New York Restoration of Rights and Record Relief:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/new-york-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing
/

Manhattan DA – Sealing a Criminal Conviction: https://www.manhattanda.org/sealing/

Up in Smoke: How Expungement of Cannabis Crimes Will Work Under the MRTA:
https://nysba.org/up-in-smoke-how-expungement-of-cannabis-crimes-will-work-under-the-mrta/

Cannabis and Expungement Under New York State Law: https://
nycourts.gov/courthelp/Criminal/marihuanaExpunge.shtml

Sealed Criminal Records in New York: https://nycourts.gov/courthelp/Criminal/sealedRecords.shtml Sealed

Records: After 10 Years: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/sealedafter10years.shtml
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                                           LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

How           to          Seal            Criminal           Records           in            New               York:
https://www.nycbar.org/get-legal-help/article/criminal-law/how-to-seal-criminal-records/

Criminal History Records, Background Checks –                 NY       Division   of Criminal Justice Services:
https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ojis/recordreview.htm

Apply for Clemency (NYS): https://www.ny.gov/services/apply-clemency

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

There are many clinics across the state – New York’s legal services provider landscape is huge and there are
many existing programs. Here are just a few of recent offerings:

Case Closed – The Legal Aid Society (NYC):
https://legalaidnyc.org/programs-projects-units/case-closed-project/

Legal Action Center – Clean Slate NY: https://www.lac.org/major-project/clean-slate-ny

Buffalo Marijuana Expungement Clinic: https://www.pushbuffalo.org/marijuana-expungement-clinic/

Legal Resources – Southern District of NY (Bronx and Manhattan):
http://probation.nysd.uscourts.gov/legal-services

New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association Marijuana Expungement Clinic:
https://www.nycgpa.org/event/marijuana-expungement-clinic/
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                                   NORTH CAROLINA

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid of North Carolina - Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to
justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity.

North Carolina Justice Center – North Carolina Justice Center’s mission is to eliminate poverty in
North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services, and
fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.

Durham Expunction & Restoration Program – The Durham Expunction & Restoration Program
removes barriers to employment and housing by providing free legal services to Durham residents who
cannot afford attorneys to expunge charges and convictions from their criminal records and restore
suspended or revoked drivers’ licenses.

North Carolina Second Chance Alliance - The NC Second Chance Alliance is a statewide alliance of
people with criminal records, their family members, service providers, congregations, community
leaders and concerned citizens that have come together to address the causes of criminal records and
the barriers they create to successful reentry.

Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy – Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s mission is to pursue
justice for those in need.

Clean Slate Clearinghouse - The Clean Slate Clearinghouse—a project funded by, and developed in
partnership with, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)—
helps support juvenile and adult criminal record clearance around the country by: providing people
with criminal records and non-legal service providers with accurate, up-to-date information on record
clearance and mitigation, as well as contact information for legal service providers in all U.S. states and
territories; supporting legal service providers currently engaged in record clearance work and giving
new legal service providers the tools and resources they need to develop record clearance programs;
and giving policymakers the information they need to compare their state’s record clearance policies to
those of other states and to learn about best practices.

Forward Justice Clean Slate Campaign - The Clean Slate Campaign aims to expand eligibility and
access to expungements through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, and strategic
communication, which will contribute to the development of the long-term advocacy infrastructure
necessary for transformative criminal justice reform in North Carolina.

North Carolina Central University School of Law Criminal Defense Clinic - The Criminal Defense
Clinic aims to provide high-quality legal service to community members who cannot afford to hire an
attorney to represent them in misdemeanor criminal court proceedings or to provide legal advice about
expungements and other criminal record relief. Upper-level law students receive in-depth training and
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a supportive environment so they can work under the supervision of faculty members to provide the
representation, advice, and respect that all of their clients deserve.

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

Summary of North Carolina Expunctions 2021

Restoration of Rights Project – North Carolina

Legal Aid of NC Criminal Record Expunction

                                       LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Clean Slate Toolkit

                                        MISCELLANEOUS

Inaugural Bob and Pat Barker Second Chance Expunction Clinic

Shepherds of the Community Onslow County Expunction Clinic
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                                       NORTH DAKOTA

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Services of North Dakota

                                         LEGAL RESOURCES

ND Expungement Research Guide

ND Sealing Research Guide

ND Courts - Prohibit Public Access to Defendant’s Record

                                         LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                           MISCELLANEOUS
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                                            OHIO

                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

   ●   Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

   ●   Supreme Court of Ohio (Sealing and Expunging Guidelines)

   ●   Ohio Justice and Policy Center

   ●   Ohio Legal Help

                                          LEGAL RESOURCES

   ●   Ohio Expungement Law (Mathews & Gill, LLP)
       - Includes Free Eligibility Test

   ●   Ohio Revised Code - Chapter 2953 (Appeals; Other Postconviction Remedies)

   ●   Ohio HB1 - Expanded Record Sealing Law (2021)

                                          LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

NOTE: Ohio classifies the process as “sealing” of criminal records, not expungement

                                           MISCELLANEOUS
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                                    OKLAHOMA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City, Inc.
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services
Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission and Foundation

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

Law and Eligibility
https://oklaw.org/resource/can-i-expunge-records-in-oklahoma?ref=h7GJh
https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=440214
https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=440215
https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=439118

Restoration of Rights Project Guide
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/oklahoma-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungem
ent-sealing/

Frequently Asked Questions
https://osbi.ok.gov/faq-page/5031

Video about expungements in Oklahoma
https://www.okbar.org/freelegalinfo/

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                       MISCELLANEOUS

Past events
https://urbanleagueok.org/programs/criminal-justice-reform/
https://www.legalaidok.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Muskogee-11.9_11.16.2019-Expungement-fly
er.pdf
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                                           OREGON

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

PCC Clear Clinic: Provide legal services including criminal expungements to persons in Portland, Oregon.

Legal Aid Services of Oregon: Host virtual clinics (COVID FRIENDLY)

                                             LEGAL RESOURCES

PCC Clear Clinic:
https://www.pcc.edu/clear-clinic/services/

Legal Aid Services of Oregon:
https://lasoregon.org

Oregon Advocates:
https://www.oregonadvocates.org › about

                                             LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

            ●   Expungements can happen for criminal records and evictions. Note which one the person wants
                and then work with various orgs pertaining to that topic.

                                             MISCELLANEOUS
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                                   PENNSYLVANIA

                            KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Community Legal Services of Pennsylvania
●   Legal Aid

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

●   18 Pa. C.S.A. § 9122
●   Unified Court System of Pennsylvania: Clean slate, expungement, and limited access

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   State Police Criminal Expungement Process
●   PA Board of Pardons

                                       MISCELLANEOUS

●   "How to Get Your Criminal Record Expunged or Sealed in Pennsylvania." Philadelphia Inquirer
●   Restoration of Rights Project: Pennsylvania
●   Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid: Removing Criminal Records
●   Pennsylvania Courts: The Path to Clean Slate
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                                                RHODE ISLAND

                                  KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Rhode Island Courts: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Rhode Island Bar Association: https://ribar.com/

Roger Williams University School of Law: https://law.rwu.edu/

                                           LEGAL RESOURCES

Expungement Information – Rhode Island Attorney General:
http://www.riag.ri.gov/homeboxes/expungement-info.php

Rhode Island Public Defender – Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records:
http://www.ripd.org/expungement-sealingcriminalrecords.html

Rhode Island – Restoration of Rights, Pardon, Expungement & Sealing:
https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/rhode-island-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-seal
ing/

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Rhode Island AG Expungement Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl-ySNQNHbTTZafe7z2qEbPABU9snzwepc_acGYIwEjUNrOw/vi
ewform

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

R.I.          Ag’s           office        holds           a           record-expungement             clinic:
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200219/ri-agrsquos-office-holds-record-expungement-clinic-in-provi
dence-more-than-100-people-show-up

R.I.      Public     Defender      present      workshop        on       expunging       criminal    records:
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/04/06/ri-public-defender-present-workshop-expunging
-criminal-records/7105068002/
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                                   SOUTH CAROLINA

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

South Carolina Legal Services - South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) provides free legal assistance in
a wide variety of civil (non-criminal) legal matters to eligible low-income residents of South Carolina.

South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families – The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that supports a statewide infrastructure that reduces barriers and
strengthens relationships between fathers and families throughout South Carolina.

The Papillion Foundation – The Papillon Foundation creates a compassionate opportunity for people
who want to clean-up their criminal record for a fresh beginning. The Papillion Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non-profit corporation providing free links to web-based resources for the expungement and
sealing of criminal records throughout the United States. We also provide free links to other forms of
relief, such as pardon, waivers and Ban the Box resources.

South Carolina Appleseed Center for Legal Justice – South Carolina Appleseed Center for Legal
Justice fights for low-income South Carolinians to overcome social, economic, and legal injustice.

Ministries of Hope - The mission of Ministries of Hope (MoH) is to transform lives through providing
holistic life skills programming with special emphasis on serving formerly incarcerated people. The
organization's goal is to enable marginalized people to lead full lives by equipping them with the skills
necessary to support themselves and their families and by working to reduce the stigma associated with
having a criminal background. MoH intends to achieve this goal through workforce development,
education, wellness interventions, and other supporting functions.

                                       LEGAL RESOURCES

South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families Expungement Guide

The Papillion Foundation - South Carolina Resources

SC Appleseed Center for Legal Justice Expungement Reference Guide

South Carolina Bar Frequently Asked Questions about Expungement and Pardons in South Carolina
Courts

Ministries of Hope Record Expungement and Pardon Informational Video
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                                    LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center SC Expungement Reference Guide

                                      MISCELLANEOUS

Trident United Way and Palmetto Goodwill

Ministries of Hope Virtual Expungement and Pardon Clinics
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                                      SOUTH DAKOTA

                               KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

SD Law Help

Dakota Plains Legal Services

                                    LEGAL RESOURCES

SD Expungement Statutes

SD Expungement Forms

                                    LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                     MISCELLANEOUS
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                                     TENNESSEE

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands - The Reentry Program for the Legal Aid
Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, in partnership with the Georgetown University Law
Center, developed a Tennessee Expungement Eligibility Assessment web-based app to increase access
to self-help expungement eligibility information.

The Papillon Foundation – The Papillon Foundation creates a compassionate opportunity for people
who want to clean-up their criminal record for a fresh beginning. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation providing free links to web-based resources for the expungement and sealing of criminal
records throughout the United States. We also provide free links to other forms of relief, such as
pardon, waivers and Ban the Box resources.

Just City Memphis – Just City’s mission is to advance policies and programs within Shelby County and
the State of Tennessee that strengthen the right to counsel and mitigate the damage caused to families
and neighborhoods as a result of contact with the criminal justice system. We aspire to be a powerful,
independent voice to support the individuals, children, and families who are, or have been in contact
with, the criminal justice system; to advocate for strong, consistent adult and children’s right to counsel
policies; and to accelerate community-driven solutions to the problems presented by the criminal
justice system.

Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services - The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is a
statewide nonprofit organization committed to: empowering its constituencies, especially those in need;
providing visionary and effective leadership; serving the public interest by improving access to civil
legal assistance; promoting and modeling diversity and inclusiveness, advocating for justice for those
in need; and advancing collaboration and building consensus among providers of legal services for the
common good.

ACLU Tennessee – ACLU-TN uses a mix of strategies – advocacy, legislative lobbying, litigation and
public education– to protect and advance your rights. We work proactively to pursue policies, practices
and laws that protect Tennesseans against unfair and unequal treatment. ACLU-TN’s priority areas are:
pursuing significant reform in the criminal justice system, focusing on reducing mass incarceration,
eliminating racial and economic disparities, and ensuring police accountability; protecting and
expanding access to the ballot box; defending a woman’s right to comprehensive reproductive health
care; protecting the guarantees of the First Amendment, including religious freedom and freedom of
speech; safeguarding privacy rights against government surveillance; and advancing LGBT equality.

Help4TN - HELP4TN is a program that provides Tennesseans with a broad range of legal and social
services resources.
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                                    LEGAL RESOURCES

The Papillon Foundation

Tennessee Criminal Conviction Expungement Checklist

Tennessee Expungement Law Facts

Tennessee Motion for Expungement of Juvenile Offender Records

                                     LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

                                      MISCELLANEOUS

University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic at First United Church of Christ in Sweetwater,
Tennessee
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                                           TEXAS
                                KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

FOUR MAJOR COUNTIES:
Bexar County
Dallas County
Harris County
Tarrant County

BEXAR COUNTY:
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (PAI Program): Designed for local attorneys to assist the legal aid clinic in
providing probono services including expunction and nondisclosures.

https://www.trla.org

DALLAS COUNTY:

Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program: Specific clinic for expunctions and nondisclosure. (Host virtual
clinics) https://dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org/get-help/

Dallas County District Attorneys Office: Expunction Expo
https://www.dallascounty.org/government/comcrt/district4/community-information/the-dallas-county-district-a
tto rney-expunction-expo-sign-up-ends-july-26th.php

HARRIS COUNTY:

Houston Volunteer Lawyers:
https://www.makejusticehappen.org

Houston Bar Association:
Hba.org

TARRANT COUNTY:

Arlington Bar Association in conjunction with Legal Aid of North Texas: host various legal clinics specific to
assisting low income persons - could possible partner to host an expunction clinic.
https://arlingtonbarassociation.org/legal-clinic

Legal Aid of North Texas: https://internet.lanwt.org/home

                                          LEGAL RESOURCES

Bexar County
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                      PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                              2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                             TEXAS

 Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.bexar.org/3017/Frequently-Asked-Questions

 Documents: http://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/orders-of-nondisclosure

 Dallas County

 Important Information:

 https://www.dallascounty.org/government/district-clerk/expunction-nondisclosure.php Documents:

 http://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/orders-of-nondisclosure

Harris County

Important Information: https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/common/civil/Post_Judgment_Info.aspx

Documents: http://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/orders-of-nondisclosure

Tarrant County

Important Information:
https://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/criminal-district-attorney/criminal-division/post-conviction.html

Documents: http://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/orders-of-nondisclosure

                                            LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

     ● For all, make sure to note prior to what convictions are eligible for “expunction or nondisclosure.” These
        are two very different things.
     ● Note the process based on what county the expunction or nondisclosure is in, because that determines
        where the filing would be. For example, a person may reside in Tarrant County; however, the
        conviction was in Dallas County. Thus, the filing has to be done in Dallas and its takes about 90 days
        for the process.
     ● Manage expectations i.e. inform the client of the dates and of the possibility that the expunction or
        nondisclosure may be contested and/or not granted.

                                             MISCELLANEOUS

 Contact any Legal Aid Service provider above to partner with for an expunction clinic.
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                    PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                            2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                            UTAH

                                 KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Utah Legal Services

Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake

                                        LEGAL RESOURCES

UT Expungement Statute

                                        LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

Utah Courts - Expunging Adult Criminal Records

                                         MISCELLANEOUS
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                        2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                      VERMONT

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

●   Vermont Legal Aid
●   Vermont Attorney General

                                      LEGAL RESOURCES

●   3 V.S.A. § 7602
●   Expungement Sealing Pardon Information
●   Petition to Expunge or Seal Criminal Records
●   Vermont Legal Aid Expungement FAQ's

                                      LOCAL “HOW-TO’S”

●   Filing to Petition Expunge or Seal a Criminal Record

                                        MISCELLANEOUS

●   Seal or Expunge Your Vermont Criminal Records
●   Vermont Restoration of Rights Project
●   Vermont law expanding expungement eligibility goes into effect Thursday
ABA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
                                PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM
                        2021-2022 OPERATION SECOND CHANCE
                                      VIRGINIA

                             KEY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Collateral Consequences Resource Center - The Virginia General Assembly has passed transformative
legislation to allow sealing of convictions, including low-level felonies, for the first time in the
Commonwealth, and to establish a system of automatic sealing of police and court records for many
offenses. About 1.6 million Virginians have a criminal record, which creates significant barriers to
employment, housing, education, and other necessities of life.

Legal Aid Justice Center - The Legal Aid Justice Center partners with communities and clients to
achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty. Justice means racial justice,
social justice, and economic justice.

VaLegalAid.org - VaLegalAid.org is a Virginia Partnership for Equal Justice Website Project. It is an
ambitious attempt by Virginia legal aid offices and their partners to provide complete, accurate, up-to-
date information on poverty law issues in an interactive and easily accessible format. The intent is to
allow access to this information by legal aid attorneys, pro bono attorneys, clients, advocates and
providers of services to legal aid's traditional client base.

Justice Forward Virginia Expungement Reform - Justice Forward Virginia is a non-partisan advocacy
organization created to bring attention to the urgent need for criminal justice reform in the
Commonwealth -- at the most fundamental level -- and to advance legislation and support candidates
who advocate for comprehensive reforms to Virginia’s criminal justice system.

Legal Services of Northern Virginia - LSNV is the largest legal aid organization in Virginia, helping
thousands of clients each year in civil legal matters. We partner closely with other legal aid
organizations, state and local bar associations, as well as the courts to serve the region’s low-income
and neediest populations.

Clean Slate Initiative Virginia - In 2021, Virginia significantly expanded eligibility for record clearing
by petition and established automatic sealing for non-convictions as well as several types of
misdemeanor convictions including marijuana possession.

                                       LEGAL RESOURCES

Restoration of Rights Project

Legal Aid Justice Center Virginia’s Record Sealing Law

Clean Slate Clearinghouse - Virginia
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