{"id":58,"date":"2021-09-18T11:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T16:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2021-12-09T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T15:31:35","slug":"expunge-a-drunk-driving-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/expunge-a-drunk-driving-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"EXPUNGE A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the first time in Michigan, first-time OWI (<em>a.k.a. drunk driving<\/em>) offenders will be eligible for record expungement under House Bill 4219&nbsp;and House Bill 4220.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bills&nbsp;give those with&nbsp;OWI convictions&nbsp;the option to seek expungement of their first offense five&nbsp;years after probation ends. Applicants must submit a petition to the court, which would be reviewed&nbsp;and determined by a judge.&nbsp;Incidents that caused death or serious injury to a victim are not eligible.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, the bills allow for the criminal record expungement of first-time offenses for:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-31ddd98d-a625-4b84-872d-39a675f9665d\"><li>Any person operating a vehicle with a BAC of .08 or more&nbsp;<\/li><li>Any person operating a vehicle while visibly impaired by alcohol or other controlled substance&nbsp;<\/li><li>A person under 21 years old operating a vehicle with a BAC of .02 or more&nbsp;<\/li><li>Any person from operating a vehicle with any bodily amount of cocaine or a Schedule 1 controlled substance&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, an individual is not eligible if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is not a first time conviction;<\/li><li>The offense was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle; or<\/li><li>The offense caused injury or death.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In signing the bill, Governor Whitmer said, \u201cThese bills allow Michiganders to move on from a past mistake in order to have a clean slate. We must clear a path for first-time offenders so that all residents are able to compete for jobs with a clean record and contribute to their communities in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An estimated 200,000 Michiganders will become eligible when the law takes affect in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the link below to watch a video of Barry County Judge Schipper\u2019s opinion on the new law and why he supports the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-woodtv-com wp-block-embed-woodtv-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z7YSBaojMX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodtv.com\/news\/michigan\/new-law-gives-one-time-offenders-chance-to-wipe-drunken-driving-conviction\/\">New law gives one-time offenders chance to wipe drunken driving convictions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;New law gives one-time offenders chance to wipe drunken driving convictions&#8221; &#8212; WOODTV.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodtv.com\/news\/michigan\/new-law-gives-one-time-offenders-chance-to-wipe-drunken-driving-conviction\/embed\/#?secret=z7YSBaojMX\" data-secret=\"z7YSBaojMX\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to learn more about this subject, please contact Tripp, Tagg &amp; Storrs, Attorneys at Law, call 269-948-2900 or 269-945-2242 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tts.law\">www.tts.law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*This blog is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney before making important decisions regarding your individual situation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in Michigan, first-time OWI (a.k.a. drunk driving) offenders will be eligible for record expungement under House Bill 4219 and House Bill 4220.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,4],"tags":[17,16,13,14,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttsattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}