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Expungement and Rights Restoration Lawyers for Portland
Being convicted of a crime is a serious matter, one that will have consequences for the rest of your life. It will stay on your personal criminal record, and it can cause you to lose or have restricted some of your rights, such as the right to buy and own a firearm, or the right…
Read MoreExpungement and Rights Restoration Lawyers for Coos Bay
If one or more felony convictions that happened years ago continue to make your life difficult, there may be solutions to your problem. Oregon law includes several options for people who wish to clear their name—and their legal record. If you’ve stayed out of legal trouble long enough, a process called “set aside,” more…
Read MoreExpungement and Rights Restoration Lawyers for Central Oregon
If one or more felony convictions that happened years ago continue to make your life difficult, there may be solutions to your problem. Oregon law includes several options for people who wish to clear their name—and their legal record. If you’ve stayed out of legal trouble long enough, a process called “set aside,” more…
Read MoreThe Economic Benefits of Expungement
It won’t come as any surprise that expunging a criminal record benefits the person whose record is cleared. It’s also not much of a stretch to see how that step is beneficial to that person’s family. After all, eliminating the barriers created by a criminal record can mean: Better employment opportunities Higher wages Better access…
Read MoreExpungement and Rights Restoration Lawyers in Pendleton, Oregon
When you’re convicted of a crime, there are a number of consequences. In addition to whatever sentence you must serve, your personal criminal record is updated to include your conviction. Depending on the crime, it may stay on your record forever. It can cost you access to certain rights, such as the right to own…
Read MoreExpungement Eligibility Timeframes
How Long Do I Have to Wait to Expunge or Set Aside a Conviction in Oregon? Senate Bill 397 took effect last January 1, 2022, in which the Senate created new provisions regarding the set-aside and expungement timeframe every eligible offender must consider. In other words, the eligibility wait times for felonies and misdemeanors have…
Read MoreExpungement Court Hearings
Must I Appear Before a Judge to Set Aside a Conviction? If you or your expungement attorney properly investigated your case, there should be no need to appear for a hearing before a judge. A set aside in Oregon is fairly black and white. You are eligible for expungement or you are not. It is…
Read MoreExpunging or Setting Aside Convictions in Oregon: Everything You Need to Know
How Soon Should I Petition to Expunge or Set Aside? They say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and this is never truer than when taking steps to have your rights restored. Pursuing a felony expungement should be undertaken as soon as possible because laws and circumstances can change. Simply…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Felony Expunged For Free in Oregon
If one or more felony convictions that happened years ago continue to make your life difficult, there may be solutions to your problem. Oregon law includes several options for people who wish to clear their name—and their legal record. If you’ve stayed out of legal trouble long enough, a process called “set aside,” more…
Read MoreBuying a Gun with a Criminal Record in Oregon
The right to bear arms is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. This right is reiterated in the Oregon Constitution as well. In the aftermath of certain criminal offenses, however, these rights may be suspended or revoked. Adults in Oregon who wish to buy firearms are forbidden from doing so if they have been convicted of…
Read MoreHow do I Answer Background Check Questions after a Set Aside or Expungement?
When an Oregon conviction is set aside, it gives the person the ability to act and answer as if the conviction never occurred. The purpose of the set aside statute is to enhance employment and other opportunities, so it would not make sense if a person had to admit to a set aside conviction. To…
Read MoreIs a Juvenile Delinquency Record Automatically Expunged?
A number of states in the country automatically seal or expunge certain types of juvenile offense records at the conclusion of court proceedings or once the juvenile offender has reached a certain age. Unfortunately, Oregon is not one of these states. The overwhelming majority of juvenile convictions are eligible to be expunged once the offender…
Read MoreWill Setting Aside or Expunging a Conviction Allow Me to Pass a Background Check?
After a successful set aside, the conviction is removed from official records and should not show up in a background check. Oregon law allows you to deny the conviction ever occurred, because under the law it is deemed not to have occurred. While official records can be cleaned up, non-governmental holders of criminal histories, do…
Read MoreFive Things to Know About Rights Restoration in Oregon
1. Expungement clears criminal records Expungement in Oregon is a complete restoration of your rights. Records of the arrest and conviction, including police records, are destroyed and you are allowed to deny the arrest and conviction ever occurred. Only in very limited circumstances can a court reopen a sealed file. If all of your…
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