Category: Record Clearing
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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? What You Can Do Next.
A Utah expungement denial 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…
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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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Do You Need a Lawyer for a Utah Expungement?
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: What Is the Difference?
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 vs. Expunction in Utah: What’s the Difference?
What Does Expungement vs Expunction in Utah Mean? Expungement vs expunction in Utah is mainly a question of terminology. Utah law uses the word “expungement” for the process of sealing…
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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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DIY Expungement in Utah: 1 Risks of Filing Without an Attorney
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?