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Thousands of criminal records automatically wiped under Utah’s ‘clean slate’ law

Passed in 2019, the automatic expungement law went into effect Thursday.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Daeschel embraces former Rep. Eric Hutchings, sponsor of the "clean slate" bill, following a ceremony at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The 2019 measure, which automatically expunges certain low-level offenses from criminal records after a period of time, went into effect Thursday. Daesche shared her long and difficult journey to expunge her criminal record and start a new life.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Daeschel embraces former Rep. Eric Hutchings, sponsor of the "clean slate" bill, following a ceremony at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The 2019 measure, which automatically expunges certain low-level offenses from criminal records after a period of time, went into effect Thursday. Daesche shared her long and difficult journey to expunge her criminal record and start a new life.