Clean Slate Act
Clean Slate Act may refer to: * Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004, a 2004 law in New Zealand allowing certain criminal records to be made inaccessible to the public after several years. * Clean Slate Act (New York), a similar 2024 law in New York State New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and ...

Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004
The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand administered by the Ministry of Justice. It allows for a criminal record to be hidden from the public if the person is eligible. At the time the act was passed, the Ministry of Justice estimated that it may be applicable to 500,000 people (an eighth of the country's population at the time), the majority of which committed a minor offence in their youth. In 2015 it was reported that just over 220,000 people have had their convictions wiped since the Act was introduced in 2004. Eligibility In order to be eligible under the Act a person must have: * no convictions within the last 7 years; * never been sentenced to a custodial sentence (e.g. imprisonment, corrective training, borstal); * never been ordered by a Court during a criminal case to be detained in a hospital due to his/her mental condition, instead of being sentenced; * not been convicted of a "specified offence" (e.g. sexual offending ag ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ...
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Clean Slate Act (New York)
The Clean Slate Act (CPL 160.57) is a state law passed in New York State in the United States of America that will automatically seal an individual's New York State criminal records after three years for a misdemeanor and eight years for a felony. The law does not apply to some offenses. The law went into effect on November 16, 2024. In response to the law, the Judicial Process Commission stated "The passing of the Clean Slate Act, which aims to eradicate perpetual punishment, is a great win for those impacted by the criminal justice system." The New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ... stated that "The Clean Slate Act (A.1029-C) automatically seals certain criminal records to give more New Yorkers a second chance, reduce recidivism and contribut ...
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