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• Fair Chance Act - Use of Criminal Record Information in Job Hiring

  In 2018, the Legislature passed the Washington Fair Chance Act, RCW chapter 49.94, to protect job applicants with a criminal record so they may fairly compete for job opportunities for which they are otherwise qualified. Read More

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  Washington State Office of the Attorney General

• Getting and Reading Criminal History Reports in Washington State

  This guide is designed to help people get, understand, and correct criminal history reports. It provides general information about these records in Washington state. Read More

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  ACLU

• Guide to Criminal Records and Employment in Washington State

  This guide provides general information about the rights and responsibilities of people with a criminal record who are looking for a job. Read More

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  ACLU

• Have a criminal record? Find out if you can vote.

  This chart will help you find out if a person who has a criminal conviction is eligible to vote. Read More

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  ACLU

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• New Hope Act & Record Vacating

  Information to help vacate criminal records. This website has forms and instructions for vacating both felonies and misdemeanors. Read More

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  Civil Survival Project

• Vacating Misdemeanor and Gross Misdemeanor Convictions

  Vacation of a conviction releases you from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense. Once a conviction is vacated, the fact that you have been convicted of the offense shall not be included in your criminal history for purposes of determining a sentence in any subsequent conviction. Packet #9911EN Read More

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  Administrative Office of the Courts

• Washington Reentry Guide

  Find answers to common questions about reentry from experts in Washington state law. Topics include criminal records, LFOs, employment, work release, transportation and health care. Read More

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  Washington Appleseed

Getting a Job / Sealing Records (1)+

• Fair Chance Act - Use of Criminal Record Information in Job Hiring

  In 2018, the Legislature passed the Washington Fair Chance Act, RCW chapter 49.94, to protect job applicants with a criminal record so they may fairly compete for job opportunities for which they are otherwise qualified. Read More

  By:

  Washington State Office of the Attorney General