New York Daily News: N.Y. pols propose ‘clean slate’ legislation to seal and expunge criminal records

“A conviction would be automatically and fully expunged five years after sentencing of a misdemeanor conviction and seven years after felony conviction, as long as a person is no longer on probation or parole, has no pending criminal charges in the state and is not a sex offender.

The measure has the backing of the Legal Action Center and the Community Service Society of New York, as well as the Legal Aid Society, the Bronx Defenders and more.”