A controversial bill that would seal most New Yorkers’ criminal convictions failed to pass before the state legislative session concluded Saturday morning.
failed to pass before the state legislative session concluded Saturday morning.
If signed into law, it would seal criminal records seven years after sentencings for felonies – excluding sex crimes — and three years after sentencings for misdemeanors.Sen. Zellnor Myrie , who sponsored the“Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve given my heart and soul to pass Clean Slate,” If approved, the measure was expected to automatically seal more than 2 million New Yorkers conviction records.
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