In New York, a 10-year-old mistake can keep showing up on background checks for jobs and apartments. You may be able to seal it — and you may not have to wait. Find out free in about a minute.
New York seals records; it does not expunge them. Sealed convictions remain accessible to law enforcement and certain licensing, and can still count in limited situations.
Clean Slate auto-seals eligible convictions after a waiting period (about 3 years for misdemeanors, 8 for felonies) — but it's rolling out, it has exclusions, and it doesn't cover everyone. CPL 160.59 lets you petition the court now to seal up to two convictions. Most people have no idea which one applies to them. A free check sorts it out in minutes.
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We prepare your CPL 160.59 motion, serve the DA, and represent you through it.
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If you qualify and want to move, we prepare and file the CPL 160.59 motion and serve the DA.
We represent you through any hearing. If granted, your record is sealed.
Clean Slate (CPL 160.57) seals eligible convictions automatically after a waiting period — roughly 3 years for misdemeanors and 8 for felonies — with conditions and exclusions, and it's still rolling out. CPL 160.59 lets you petition the court to seal up to two convictions (no more than one felony) after about 10 years. The petition route can help if you want sealing sooner or your record isn't covered automatically. The free check tells you which fits you.
No. New York seals rather than expunges. A sealed record is hidden from most employers and the public, and you can usually answer "no" about it on applications — but law enforcement and certain licensing keep access, and it can still count in limited situations.
Sex offenses, most violent felonies, and Class A felonies generally can't be sealed under CPL 160.59, and there are limits on how many convictions qualify. Eligibility is specific to your record — that's what the free check is for.
The district attorney can oppose a 160.59 petition, and the judge makes the final call — sometimes after a hearing. We prepare the strongest petition we can and represent you through it. No one can guarantee the outcome.
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