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You may have more options than you think.

A free Michigan-specific tool that shows you which expungement pathways may be open to you — in about four minutes.

A past conviction — even a minor one from years ago — can quietly show up on background checks, blocking jobs, housing, and professional licenses. Most people don't know what their options actually are. And "expungement" sounds like a legal process that's out of reach. It isn't.

Michigan law has changed. Many convictions that once felt permanent can now be set aside — or cleared entirely. Find out where you stand, at your own pace, with no pressure and no judgment.

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Michigan-specific guidance
Takes about 4 minutes
No judgment. No selling. Just clarity.
Reflects Michigan's most current expungement law
The process

Three steps. No pressure.

You don't need court documents. You don't need to know every detail. Just a few general questions — and you'll walk away knowing more than you do right now.

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Answer a few questions

About your general situation — the type of offense, roughly how long ago, and what's happened since. No paperwork. No exact dates required.

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Get your personal summary

We'll match what you've shared against Michigan's current expungement law and show you which pathways may be open to you.

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Receive it in your inbox

Your summary is sent to your email immediately — privately, for you to review whenever you're ready to act.

Eligibility

More situations may qualify than most people realize.

Michigan's expungement law has expanded significantly. Here are some of the situations where people have found pathways forward — though every case is different.

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One-time mistakes

A single conviction from years ago — especially non-violent offenses — may be eligible under Michigan's current laws.

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Multiple convictions

Michigan now allows set-aside of multiple offenses in many circumstances. The rules are specific, but the options are broader than before.

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Marijuana offenses

Michigan law explicitly provides pathways for certain marijuana convictions — particularly those that wouldn't be criminal under today's laws.

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Old arrests (no conviction)

Even if you were arrested but not convicted, that record can still appear on background checks. Michigan law addresses this.

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Juvenile records

Many juvenile adjudications have their own expungement rules in Michigan — separate from the adult process.

Not sure if your situation fits any of these? Our guidance tool will ask a few questions and help you understand what Michigan law says about your specific circumstances.

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Questions people actually search

You've probably already Googled one of these.

These are the questions people search at 1 a.m. after a job application asks about their record. They're specific. They're real. And they deserve real answers — not a lawyer's intake form.

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These aren't edge cases. They're the questions most people have. Start with the quiz and we'll help you understand which ones apply to your situation.

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About this tool

Michigan's expungement law has expanded more in the past five years than in the previous two decades.

A prior conviction can quietly hold you back — rental applications, job searches, professional licenses, even peace of mind. You shouldn't have to carry it indefinitely.

Michigan's Clean Slate Act and recent expungement reforms opened new pathways for people who have already served their time and moved on with their lives. Many people who couldn't qualify before can now.

This isn't legal advice, and we're not a law firm. We're a Michigan-specific guidance tool — built to help you understand what the current law says about your situation, so you can decide what to do next.

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What most people don't realize

Your record may be cleared. Your background check may not know that yet.

Michigan's expungement and automatic set-aside laws change your official state record. But private background check companies — the ones most employers and landlords actually use — maintain their own databases. They are not automatically updated when Michigan clears your record.

What set-aside changes

When a Michigan conviction is set aside, it's removed from your official state criminal record. Most employers and landlords are legally prohibited from considering it. For most purposes, you can answer "no" on applications that ask about convictions.

What it doesn't automatically fix

Companies like BeenVerified, Spokeo, Whitepages, and others built their own databases from court records collected over years. They update on their own schedules. A conviction can be cleared from Michigan's official system and still appear in a consumer report.

What you can do about it

Each private company has a dispute and removal process. It takes time, but it works. The first step is knowing what your official Michigan record currently shows — so you know what you're working with.

This tool explains both: what set-aside does to your official record, and what it doesn't automatically fix — so you know exactly where you stand and what to do next.

Built honestly for Michigan

This is just information. You're in control.

We won't call you. We won't sell your information. We won't route you to attorneys without your consent. Michigan law has given more people a clear path forward than at any point in the last 20 years — understanding where you stand is free, and it takes four minutes.

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Your answers stay private

We don't share your information with attorneys, law firms, or anyone else without your consent.

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Michigan-specific

Built around Michigan's current set-aside law. Not a national template re-skinned for this state.

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Current law

Reflects Michigan's most current expungement law and related set-aside pathways.

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No spam. No pressure.

Your results are yours. No cadence of sales emails. No attorney follow-up unless you ask for it.

Guidance based on Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL 780.621 et seq.)  ·  Reflects Michigan's most current expungement law

What people ask most

Questions people usually have before they start.

Michigan's expungement process is specific, and the details that matter are often misunderstood. These are the questions people actually ask.

When a conviction is set aside — Michigan's term for what most people call "expungement" — it's removed from your public Michigan criminal record. For most purposes, you can treat it as if it didn't happen: most employers can't consider it, and you generally don't have to disclose it on job or housing applications.

It doesn't erase the record from existence. But it significantly limits who can access it and what they can do with it.
Maybe — but "automatic" means the state processes it without you having to file anything. It doesn't mean it happened instantly or that it's already done.

Michigan processes automatic set-asides on an ongoing schedule. There's a gap between when a record becomes eligible and when it actually gets processed. Michigan's automatic expungement system went live in April 2023, when the Michigan State Police began processing eligible records. If your record became eligible before that date, it may already be in queue or processed. Before assuming yours is clear, the most useful thing to do is check your official Michigan record through ICHAT — Michigan's public criminal history tool. That tells you what's currently showing up.

To see exactly what your current official record shows: How to Check Your Michigan Record →
This is one of the most common experiences — and one of the most misunderstood.

Michigan expungement and automatic set-aside change your official Michigan criminal record. They don't automatically update every database that has ever stored information about you. Private background check companies and people-search sites maintain their own databases, built from court records they've collected over time. They update on their own schedules — some slowly, some only after a dispute is filed.

A record can be cleared from Michigan's official system while still appearing somewhere else. This doesn't mean the expungement failed. It means two different systems are involved.

For a complete explanation and step-by-step guidance on what to do about it: Why Your Record Still Appears Online →
Once a Michigan conviction is set aside, Michigan law generally allows you to answer "no" when most employers ask about convictions — and prohibits most employers from asking about or acting on set-aside convictions in hiring decisions.

There are exceptions: certain government roles, law enforcement, and some professional licensing situations have specific rules. But for most private employment and housing, a set-aside conviction is one you can legally say you don't have.
This depends on specific details: the exact name and statute of the conviction, how it's classified under Michigan law, when your sentence was fully completed, and whether there have been other convictions.

Michigan's Clean Slate Act expanded eligibility significantly. More people qualify now than before. But eligibility still depends on precise information — a general sense of what the offense was isn't always enough. The quiz on this site is designed to help you figure out where your situation likely falls.
It depends on the path. Automatic set-aside has no filing cost — it happens without you doing anything. Petition-based expungement involves a filing fee, which varies by court.

The guidance tool here is completely free. If you want to explore additional support — like help preparing documents — those options will be presented after you've seen your results. There's no obligation.
Not necessarily — it depends on your situation. Automatic set-aside requires no legal action from you at all.

Petition-based expungement can be pursued without an attorney. Michigan courts provide the required forms, and many people successfully file on their own.

Where an attorney is most useful: if your situation is complicated — multiple convictions, unclear eligibility, a prior denial, or a conviction type that requires careful analysis. For straightforward cases, especially with good self-help resources, many people don't need one.

You won't know until you look.

It takes four minutes. There's nothing to lose.

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