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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is interviewed in his office in Lansing, Mich., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The governor said he's giving close scrutiny to gun legislation that would allow concealed weapons in churches and schools. Snyder told The Associated Press that his public safety concerns have been heightened and "deserve extra consideration" following a mass shooting that left 26 people ¿ including 20 children ¿ dead at a Connecticut elementary school. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (December 30, 2012) |
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to make it easier for people to wipe juvenile crimes off their record.
The new law will allow people to go to court to erase up to three offenses a year after the case is closed, instead of five years. The old law allowed only one offense to be expunged.
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Haveman, R-Holland, was easily approved in the Michigan House and Senate before the Legislature's recent adjournment.
Haveman says the new law will help people who made bad decisions at a young age and are facing barriers to college, employment or the military.
