TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Legal Services (KLS) held an expungement and driver’s license clinic Thursday in Topeka, giving people a chance to start fresh.
This clinic is designed to help clear criminal records that have been holding people back from jobs and housing. KLS organizers handled more than 40 appointments alongside dozens of walk-ins.
Volunteer attorneys were on hand to help draft the court documents, so all clients need to do now is file them.
“A lot of our clients are going to school, going back to school, nursing school, or they want to get their CDL or they’re going to any type of school, just to get it off, and even people that are older, they just want peace of mind that this is no longer following them around,” said Joy Springfield with KLS.
While serious crimes like murders or certain sex offenses cannot be expunged, most arrests, juvenile records and eligible convictions can be cleared. The clinic continues on Nov. 13 in Topeka, but is only accepting appointments
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You can follow this link to the KLS page for more information.
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