N.M.Criminal Record Expungement Act to go into effect Jan. 1
A law that will allow people to erase their criminal history will go into effect Jan. 1.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Criminal Record Expungement Act during the last legislative session. The Act will allow people to petition to get rid of their criminal record and remove their record from public view.
Democratic State Rep. Antonio Maestas was a sponsor of the bill. He said it’s meant to give people with criminal records a second chance. "There's probably tens of thousands of New Mexicans that are unemployed or underemployed as a result of a blemish on their criminal history that no longer reflects who they are,” Rep. Maestas said.
Certain crimes, like murder or DWI, are exempt from the new law. Offenders also have to finish their sentences and go through a waiting period before being eligible to petition their criminal record.
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