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SpringerXDacp wrote:
FWIW, here is an do-it-yourselfExpungement Kit with a list of convictions that may and may not be expunged.
http://www.expungementkit.com/michigan.html?gclid=CJPD0tzhvpgCFRk_awodUz5gaw
From their website: I didn't know that one of the convictions can't be a misdemeanor.
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ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXPUNGEMENT?[/font][/align]
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Under Michigan law, there are two major prerequisites to obtaining an expungement. First, you may only have one conviction. This includes misdemeanors and felony convictions. In other words, you are not eligible if you have two or more misdemeanor convictions, two or more felony convictions, or if you have a misdemeanor and a felony conviction. Second, your conviction must be at least five years old, or you have been out of prison for five years, whichever is later. You are not eligible until five years have elapsed. These are statutory limitations, so the court does not have room to circumvent these basic requirements. If you have more than one conviction, you will be denied. If you seek an expungement before five years have elapsed, you will be denied. Don’t waste your time (and money). [/font]
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Most types of criminal convictions can be expunged. This includes most felonies and misdemeanors. However, there are limits to what can be expunged. In general, there are five types of convictions that cannot be expunged: [/font]
- Crimes that carry a maximum potential sentence of life imprisonment.
- An attempt to commit a crime that carries a maximum potential sentence of life imprisonment.
- Criminal sexual conduct offenses.
- Attempted criminal sexual conduct offenses.
- Traffic offenses.
A traffic offense means a violation of the Michigan vehicle code, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to that act, which violation involves the operation of a vehicle and at the time of the violation is a felony or misdemeanor. The Michigan vehicle code can be found in many public libraries and on the state website at http://www.michiganlegislature.org. The list of traffic offenses are too numerous to list. Local law libraries and municipal clerk offices can help you locate local ordinances corresponding to the state vehicle code.
Examples of the types of convictions that cannot be expunged include:
Armed Robbery
Kidnapping
Assault with Intent to Commit Armed Robbery
Kidnapping – enticing child Murder (First and Second Degree)
Assault with Intent to Murder
Manufacturing Explosives Causing Serious Impairment
Attempted Murder
Performance of a Procedure on a Live Infant with Intent to Cause Death
Bank Robbery
Perjury Committed in a Capital Case
Boarding Train to Rob
Placing an Explosive Causing Serious Impairment
Burglary with Explosives
Placing an Offensive or Injurious Substance Causing Serious Impairment
Carjacking
Poison Food/Drinks/Wells Causing Large Injury
Counterfeiting Coins
Poison Food/Drinks/Water Supply Causing Serious Impairment
Criminal Sexual Conduct (including Rape)
Possessing an Explosive Causing Serious Impairment
Death by Explosives at or Near Building
Prisoner Taking a Hostage
Narcotics – over 650 grams
Selling an Explosive Causing Serious Impairment
Harmful Device Causing Serious Impairment
Solicitation of Murder
Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism
Stopping Train to Rob
Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism – Act of Terrorism
Taking a Woman and Compelling her to Marry
Inciting Fighting Animal Resulting in Death
Terrorism without Causing Death
Indecent Exposure by Sexually Delinquent Person
Trains – Blocking or Wrecking Railroad Tracks
Irritant or Irritant Device Causing Death
Trains – Endangering Travel
