More than 300 Utahns were able to clear their criminal records and get a second chance at an event hosted by the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena.
, the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition and Rasa Legal to provide an expungement clinic where participants were able to look up their criminal record, see if they are eligible for expungement, and start that process if they qualified.in 2019 but it was not fully implemented until 2022. The law gives people the opportunity to have a clean slate by clearing their criminal records of certain misdemeanors.
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, talks about the Clean Slate Summit, where people can receive free legal aid and possible expungement of their police record, while at Vivint arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition heard about Clean Slate Utah's work in expungement and wanted to get involved.
Around 40 volunteer lawyers helped at the event, giving free legal advice on how to clear records and how to start the expungement process. "It epitomizes exactly what we are doing here today, here at Vivint, here in Salt Lake City — it is to take that next step. To celebrate that hard work of passing a good bill that impacts people. The things that make systemic change," Cadogan.
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