Signed .. S.7551A/A.1029C Allows Certain Criminal Records To Be Sealed Years After Their Sentence or Incarceration If An Individual Remains Crime-Free

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But we get the CCIA ..

Governor Hochul Expands Economic Opportunity for New Yorkers, Protects Public Safety by Signing the Clean Slate Act

The law allows certain criminal records to be sealed years after a person is sentenced if that individual is not subsequently convicted.

www.governor.ny.gov

“The best crime-fighting tool is a good-paying job. That’s why I support giving New Yorkers a clean slate after they’ve paid their debt to society and gone years without an additional offense,” Governor Hochul said. “I negotiated a compromise that protects public safety and boosts economic opportunity, and the final Clean Slate Law will help New Yorkers access jobs and housing while allowing police, prosecutors and school officials to protect their communities. And as our state faces a worker shortage, with more than 450,000 job openings right now, this new law will help businesses find more workers who will help them grow, expand and thrive."

 

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I actually have no problem with this other than the waiting period. I have 2 felons that work for me both fresh from prison, both try harder than most not incarcerated. They fucked up, paid for it and why should they be a second rate citizen forever because of it?

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I actually have no problem with this other than the waiting period. I have 2 felons that work for me both fresh from prison, both try harder than most not incarcerated. They fucked up, paid for it and why should they be a second rate citizen forever because of it?

Most places seem willing to hire felons for lower skilled labor, unless the job is in some way sensitive (cash, children, etc).

I have employed plenty. Majority of them work hard. Many eventually get fired for some CoC type problem.

Felons are near the top of the candidate list for the type of work I need done, second usually only to Mexicans.

In typical NY fashion, all this law is going to do, for example, is prevent a daycare from screening out a child molester.

 

[Saltwater60]

Most places seem willing to hire felons for lower skilled labor, unless the job is in some way sensitive (cash, children, etc).

I have employed plenty. Majority of them work hard. Many eventually get fired for some CoC type problem.

Felons are near the top of the candidate list for the type of work I need done, second usually only to Mexicans.

In typical NY fashion, all this law is going to do, for example, is prevent a daycare from screening out a child molester.

Unless it’s something different if you’re on the sex offender registry you were exempt from the clean slate act. We all know politicians are stupid and you could be right.
From the article
The law also includes multiple components to protect public safety. Records will not be sealed to law enforcement or the criminal justice system. Records will not be sealed for individuals convicted of sex offenses, murder, domestic terror and other non-drug Class A felonies, and will also not be sealed until parole or probation is complete and there are no criminal charges in New York State. The clock restarts altogether if parole or probation is revoked or if there is a new conviction. Employers permitted by law to perform fingerprint-based criminal history checks on job applicants will continue to receive those records and use them to determine whether individuals should be hired. Conviction information will remain available for law enforcement purposes, the hiring of police and peace officers, the hiring of teachers at public and private schools, and background checks for firearm purchases and/or licenses.