Talking to clients about eligibility for expunction and exposure to collateral consequences can be challenging.  To assist defenders in having a conversation with youth about expunction, there is now an Expunction Toolkit located under Materials for Defenders on the OJD website.  The Toolkit includes the following materials:

• Power point presentation (with voiceover) explaining the law and impact of expunction
• Flow chart of expunction eligibility
• Impact chart of certain adjudications on future criminal involvement
• Collateral consequences chart and manual of juvenile adjudications in NC
• Expunction reminder card, front and back

We hope to be periodically adding information to assist defenders.  As a reminder, expunction materials for youth can be be found here.  Thanks so much to Hannah Emory, Erica Navalance, Luke Wollard and Katie Tysinger for their help!