Cleaning Your Past: How to get rid of an old criminal conviction
Beginning on January 1, 2018, a minor convicted of a minor in possession of alcohol (“MIP”) for the first time will receive a civil infraction, instead of a misdemeanor. Unfortunately for thousands of adults, the new law will not retroactively change an old MIP conviction from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction.[1] So, what can you do to remove that decade old MIP that you were probably required to disclose on every job application, professional license, or volunteer application you have completed since you were convicted of the MIP?
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