Category: Expungements
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Utah Expungement Lawyers
Find out whether your Utah record may qualify for expungement. Stone River Law helps with eligibility reviews, BCI certificates, petitions, objections, hearings, and post-order steps.
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BCI Denied Your Utah Expungement? The Decision May Not Be Final.
Receiving a notice from the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) stating that your conviction is “Not Expungable” can be discouraging—but it doesn’t always mean your case is over. Depending…
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Early Removal from Utah’s Sex Offender Registry Is Possible
Utah law offers a path to early removal from the sex offender registry for those who can demonstrate real, lasting change—creating an opportunity to move forward after years of compliance…
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Expunging Violent Felony Charges in Utah
In Utah, clearing your criminal record through expungement can provide significant benefits — from improving job prospects to restoring personal freedoms. However, the law places important limits on which convictions…
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Expungements and Reductions on the Cheap?
Good results aren’t cheap, and cheap results aren’t always good. Here’s what that means for your expungement.
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How Much is a Clean Criminal Record Worth?
Utah believes in second chances. The state offers several paths to clean up a criminal record, including pardons, expungements, 402 reductions, and other opportunities for a fresh start.
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People Deserve a Second Chance
In the criminal justice system, the most lasting consequence isn’t always prison or probation. It’s the quiet erasure of identity.
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Expungement vs. Pardon in Utah
Options for completely clearing your criminal record in Utah can include standard expungements through the courts or obtaining a full pardon for state charges through the Utah Board of Pardons.
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Expungement or “Expunction” in Utah?
Can I get an “expunction” of my criminal record in Utah? Legal terminology can be tricky and many states give different meanings to the same word. “Expunction” is a term…
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Utah’s Clean Slate Law: Why It Isn’t Working as Intended
In 2019, Utah embarked on an ambitious path toward criminal justice reform with its Clean Slate Law—a bipartisan effort to automatically expunge certain criminal records for individuals who remained offense-free…
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Why Hiring an Attorney for Expungement in Utah Matters
In Utah, a criminal record can follow you long after you’ve served your sentence, creating barriers to employment, housing, and personal growth. Expungement provides a legal pathway to clear that…
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Do You Need to Be the President’s Son to get a Pardon?
President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, has raised questions: Is the power to pardon political? Does it favor the elite?