North Carolina Rep. Danny Britt (R-Columbus). | Photo Courtesy of Danny Britt
North Carolina Rep. Danny Britt (R-Columbus). | Photo Courtesy of Danny Britt
State Sen. Danny Britt, Jr. (R-Columbus) praised a bill Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law in June that addresses criminal records expungement in North Carolina.
Under The Second Chance Act, a juvenile’s record will be rid of certain offenses committed before Dec. 1, 2019, and no limits will exist when it comes to expunging some nonviolent offenses from an adult’s record, according to multiple reports summarizing the policy.
Britt, who sponsored the legislation, believes the law will ease job hunting process for North Carolinians with criminal offenses to their names.
“This is one of the biggest jobs acts that we are going to pass this year,” the senator said, The Center Square reported on June 26.. “This is going to help tens of thousands of citizens, every single year, just in the automatic expungement piece alone.”
Beginning in December, individuals with criminal records can request for the removal of more than one misdemeanor conviction after seven years. Currently, the waiting period is five years for each misdemeanor, or a decade for a felony.
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