Restoration of Rights Project – Indiana Profile
Guide to restoration of rights, pardon, sealing & expungement following an Indiana criminal conviction
I Did My Time: The Transformation of Indiana’s Expungement Law
Joseph C. Dugan, 90 Ind. L.J. 1321 (2015)
Indiana Collateral Consequences Following [Juvenile] Adjudication
2011 guide from the Wayne County Public Defender’s Office
* Be sure to check for changes in the relevant laws since this resource is fairly dated
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