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Expungement fair to help Grand Rapids residents be cleared of low-level crimes

The event is on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Saturday, several local organizations are coming together to host the Grand Rapids Expungement Fair. 

The event is free for community members who qualify to get their records expunged. Cooley Law School will be there offering help. 

The requirements to qualify: 

  • More than 5 years since being convicted or released, discharged from parole or completed probation
  • A person convicted of a crime may apply to have one felony or two misdemeanor conviction expunged from their record
  • No criminal convictions in another state 
  • No federal convictions 
  • No felony convictions or attempt to commit a felony for which the maximum punishment is life imprisonment
  • Non-felony criminal sexual conduct or assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct 

The fair is sponsored by the NAACP, Cooley Law School, LINC Up, The Black & Brown Cannabis Guild, BPGR, Wallway Technologies and Mojet & Associates.

It runs from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at LINC Up, 1167 Madison Ave SE.

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