RecordGone.com, a division of Higbee and Associates, is offering a new service that removes an individual’s personal information from over 30 of the most popular websites that are used by employers, co-workers, friends, and neighbors to run background checks. The Background Check Removal (BCR) service removes a person’s criminal record as well as other personal, private information contained in these databases. BCR is available to RecordGone’s previous clients, current clients, and non-clients.
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RecordGone.com Now Offering Background Check Removal Service
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Gun Ban Case
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case that will define the scope of the Lautenberg Amendment, a federal law that prohibits individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. Federal law makes it a crime for any person convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to possess a firearm. The phrase “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is defined to include any federal, state, or tribal misdemeanor offense, committed by a person with a specified domestic relationship to the victim, that “has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon.”
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Expungement Bill Unanimously Passed by Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania is one step closer to being the next state to have updated expungement laws, thanks to the unanimous vote from the Pennsylvania Senate that passed Senate Bill 391 earlier today. SB 391 would amend Pennsylvania’s existing expungement law so that qualified offenders with low-level misdemeanor convictions can expunge their conviction after proving that they are rehabilitated and by satisfying the necessary statutory waiting period. Continue reading
Addition to California Law Permits Applicants to Waive Statutory Minimum Period of Rehabilitation
A bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown will reduce the waiting period for those looking to receive a Certificate of Rehabilitation. The law is welcome news for many former offenders who hope to receive a Certificate, which will make it easier for them to fully reintegrate into society. Continue reading
California Expungement Law Takes Huge Step Forward
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 530, which expands the California Labor Code to increase the benefits of a California expungement. With the passage of the new bill, SB 530, employers are now prohibited from asking an applicant to disclose information concerning a conviction that has been judicially dismissed (expunged). Continue reading