The Clear My Record project team will develop a web-based application that allows a person with a Kansas criminal conviction to determine if the crime is eligible for expungement and to complete an application for expungement for filing with the court. The user will enter information about the applicant and the conviction to be expunged, print a petition and associated paperwork to file with the court, and be reminded of next steps.
Currently, no such system exists and expungements are often processed by either hiring a lawyer or through an expungement event hosted by Kansas Legal Service where applicants are given their criminal conviction information and complete their own application using Microsoft Word. We want to streamline this process and make it more accessible to residents (and attorneys) across the state. Though we are focusing on Kansas, the application will be designed to serve users in at least two states - Kansas and Missouri - and to allow for additional states to be added.
Expungement is erasing the criminal conviction of an individual who has successfully completed the terms of sentencing and who has not had a subsequent criminal conviction within the recent past. When a conviction has been expunged, the person generally does not need to disclose the previous conviction. Some convictions are not subject to expungement. Other convictions may be subject to expungement but must be disclosed when applying for certain jobs or licenses.
- Taking the details of interviews conducted by Scott Stockwell and documenting them
- Creating a diagram that compares and contrasts the way different counties process expungements
Those who are interested in learning more or assisting in the development of Clear My Record are encouraged to join one of Code for KC's weekly meetups to meet the project team and hear about the work that is currently being done.
More information about current work items can be found on our project/issues page.
A list of key resources for the project are logged on our Wiki Home page.
A list of meeting agendas & minutes are available on our Wiki Home page.
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