Editor’s note: We are pleased to publish this fascinating account of how one state transformed its record relief system in little more than a year from a standing start, written by a person who had a central role in the transformation. In March of 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB 431, Utah’s Clean Slate law. At the time, this made Utah the third state in the nation to pass a law automating the criminal record expungement process. That law went into effect on May 1, 2020, but due to COVID-19, implementation efforts were delayed. Several months later,…
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