New York’s Clean Slate Act
The New York Clean Slate Act took effect on November 16, 2024. The goal of the Clean Slate Act is to “curb discrimination” of formerly incarcerated individuals and minimize barriers to employment for those individuals “by sealing from public access the conviction records of individuals for certain state convictions.” This sealing would occur after an individual has “satisfied their sentence and the required period of time has passed,” so long as that individual has “remained a law-abiding citizen.”
