An attorney with more than three decades of legal experience, Michael Kennedy McIntyre is the founder of Michael Kennedy McIntyre & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. The law firm of McIntyre & Associates is well-versed in Georgia’s laws regarding pardons and record restrictions for prior convictions.
In Georgia, prior to 2021, misdemeanor offenses were permanently on a person’s criminal history unless he or she had been granted an official pardon from the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. Georgia’s Second Chance Law, which went into effect on January 1, 2021, allows offenders to petition for their misdemeanors to be restricted as long as the offender and the prior conviction meet certain requirements. The record can be restricted from public view, however, judges, attorneys and criminal justice agencies are still able to view the prior offenses. Until the passage of Georgia’s Second Chance Law, Georgia has historically been one of the most restrictive states in the United States in regard to criminal histories. Most states allow criminal histories with misdemeanors and some felonies to be erased after a number of years. Georgia’s Second Chance Law is intended to give Georgians a second chance after a misdemeanor conviction and place them in a better position for employment, for schooling, and for housing.
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