On January 12, 2010, the New Jersey Governor signed into law a number of significant amendments to the New Jersey Expungement Statute.
The changes provide monumentally great news for those New Jersey petitioners who were previously barred from receiving an expungement in New Jersey pursuant to the old statute. The most significant change is the eligibility for expungement of drug offenses that were previously barred. Third and Fourth degree drug distribution convictions for drugs other than marijuana are now eligible for expungement.
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