Category Archives: RecordGone News
Recordgone Announces New California Direct Pardon Service
We are proud to announce that we are now offering a California Pardon service. California offers two routes for receiving a gubernatorial pardon: the Certificate of Rehabilitation and the Direct Pardon. The Certificate of Rehabilitation, if granted, automatically generates an application for a pardon from the governor. For those the who do not qualify for the Certificate of Rehabilitation, they may apply for the Direct Pardon. Continue reading
Penal Code §1473.7 Offers New Immigration Options for Immigrants With Criminal Records
On Sept. 28, 2016, Penal Code §1473.7 was signed into law, which creates a new motion to vacate or modify a criminal conviction or sentence. This new law allows a wide range of immigration possibilities for those who were previously ineligible and deportable based on a criminal conviction. Continue reading
Nevada Record Sealing Law Change – More People Eligible and Shorter Waiting Periods
Updates to Nevada record sealing law will make more people eligible to seal their records and shortens the waiting periods. Find out everything you need to know about this change. Continue reading
New Utah Law Greatly Expands Expungement Eligibility and Benefits
A new law has just passed which greatly expands expungement eligibility in Utah. The new law, also called S.B. 12, goes into effect on May 8, 2017 (60 days after the Legislature adjourned). Read more to find out who will be eligible under the new law change. Continue reading
New York Record Sealing Law Passed
The New York State Legislature recently passed a new law, Criminal Procedure Law § 160.59, that will give many more people with New York convictions an opportunity to have their previous convictions sealed or expunged. It will help many rehabilitated, law-abiding individuals in the community clean up negative blemishes on their records, which often prevents them from access to employment, housing, credit and other positive opportunities in life years after they have long completed their sentences and paid their dues for past wrongdoing. Continue reading
