Criminal Collateral Consequences, Expungement Resources

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Criminal Collateral Consequences, Expungement

  • Collateral Consequences Resource Center 
    Provides news about the collateral consequences of conviction, legal restrictions and social stigma. Provides practice and advocacy resources, and information about how to obtain relief from collateral consequences in different jurisdictions.
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    Downloadable documents profiling the law and practice in each U.S. jurisdiction regarding relief from the collateral consequences of conviction.
  • National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction  
    Interactive tool created by Congress; provides each jurisdiction’s collateral consequences, searchable by categories and keywords. Shows which collateral consequences are triggered by particular categories of offenses, and the limits on affected individuals’ rights.

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