TOPEKA (KSNT) – A non-profit law firm is set to hold an expungement and driver’s license clinic in Topeka later this week to help locals clear their records.
Staff with Kansas Legal Services (KLS) have organized the two-day clinic for Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 in Topeka. The free legal clinics offer an opportunity to locals who are seeking help with expungement of criminal records and/or aid with driver’s license-related legal problems.
Expungement is defined as the removal of an arrest or conviction from an individual’s criminal record, according to the KLS. After a record is expunged, it is sealed from the public view and can only be disclosed under limited circumstances. Records subject to expungement in Kansas include arrest records, criminal convictions and juvenile adjudications.
KLS staff said these clinics help remove legal barriers that might stop people from getting jobs, housing and other important opportunities.
“Kansas Legal Services puts on expungement clinics all over the State of Kansas in order to help people in our communities reduce barriers to jobs and housing by assisting them with drafting expungement documents to be filed with the courts,” said Nick Larkin, director of expungement clinics. “We also assist our communities by offering Driver’s License restoration services helping people get back on the road which again reduces barriers for employment.”
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While registration for the upcoming clinics is currently closed, the KLS will accept walk-ins during the Nov. 12 clinic. Both clinics are set to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lois Curtis Center, Inc, located at 1921 SE Indiana Ave. in Topeka.
The KLS regularly holds expungement and driver’s license clinics across Kansas. You can learn more about KLS expungement clinics by clicking here or by sending an email to kls_expunge@klsinc.org.
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