2021 NEW JERSEY EXPUNGEMENTS OF CRIMINAL RECORDS ARE TO BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY

December 22, 2020 |

December 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark As of December 8, 2020, New Jersey has updated its expungement law, with the Supreme Court of New Jersey requiring all parts of the judiciary to expand its eCourts electronic filing program to encompass expungement petitions.  The Order states as follows: Petitioners shall apply for…

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New Jersey’s New Expungement Law effective June 2021

February 1, 2020 |

The bill that Gov. Murphy signed is now designated L. 2019, c.269. With minor exceptions, L. 2019, c.269 takes effect on June 15, 2020. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Prior law: When a defendant’s criminal record included two or more totally unrelated criminal convictions, none of those convictions could be expunged. Once…

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