Learn steps to clear your criminal record at March 23 Lunch & Learn session - North Dallas Gazette

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Learn steps to clear your criminal record at March 23 Lunch & Learn session - North Dallas Gazette

Have a criminal record? Learn strategies for clearing it at an upcoming Lunch & Learn session presented by the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center. Presenter Phinesia Johnson will provide a high-level overview of expunging or sealing (through a nondisclosure order) your criminal record in the State of Texas. The session is at 11:30 […]

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