Walk It Through: The Old Conviction
A misdemeanor years ago, a petition to seal, a hearing after forty-five days, and the vote.
A woman has a theft misdemeanor from years ago and no new convictions since. It keeps showing up on job applications.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Sealing an old misdemeanor and voting after prison. A pardon, a sex offense, and a federal conviction's effect on firearms are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.