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Sealing/Expunging Your Criminal Record
We all have seen the scenario play out—you committed a crime a long time ago, or you have committed a crime, and now you are looking for a potential job. Will my potential employer see my criminal record? I have done your best to forget about the crime; however my record is a constant reminder. Is there anything I can do? Sealing vs. Expungement The main difference between sealing a record and ...
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Penalties of Felony OVI-§ 4511.19(A) & (G)
DUI—as it used to be called—laws are on a path of constant change in Ohio. Now days, they are called OVI. OVI simply means— O perating a V ehicle under the I nfluence of drugs or alcohol. However, there is a more severe form of OVI called a Felony OVI. The Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(A) & (G) (Felony OVI) tells us what the penalties are if someone is convicted of more than one OVI, has past ...
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Big Law Firm vs. Small Law Firm
So you need a criminal law attorney, you Google "local criminal attorney" and you come up with something similar to 101,000,000 results, in 0.37 seconds—wow that was fast, but the problem is you need just ONE! Which one should I choose, and do I use a big firm or a small firm? Main Differences One misconception is that the more money someone pays a law firm, the better job the law firm will do— ...
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Intervention in Lieu of Conviction
Starting on July 10, 2014, a new and updated Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.) called "Intervention in Lieu of Conviction" statute will become effective. This statute is very important because if you are charged with certain crimes, and you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime, the Court can give you intervention in lieu of a conviction. However, you need to understand ...
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