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GBLS Self-Help Series on Criminal Record Sealing

Booklet 1: How to Get a Copy of your Criminal Record (CORI)

Booklet 2: How to Seal Old Criminal Cases

Booklet 3: Sealing Cases that Ended without a Conviction or First Time Drug Offenses

Booklet 4: Representing Yourself in Court After Filing a Petition to Seal Criminal Cases

Booklet 5: One Stop CORI Sealing in Boston Municipal Court

Booklet 6: What You Should Know about Drivers' Licenses and Drug Convictions

Booklet 7: How to Expunge Decriminalized Marijuana Offenses

Booklet 8: Never Sealable Crimes

Booklet 9: Expunging under Mass. Gen. Laws Chapter 276, § 100K

Booklet 10: Applying for Jobs Housing and other Opportunities after Sealing your Records

Booklet 11: How to Get a Massachusetts Driver's License if You Are Not a US Citizen

Booklet 12: How to Get a Pardon Certificate for a Cannabis (Marijuana) Offense

Juvenile Record Series Booklet 1: How to Get a Copy of your Massachusetts Juvenile Record

Juvenile Record Series Booklet 2: How to Seal Your Juvenile and Youthful Offender Records

CORI Juvenile Record Sealing App

You can now complete a request to seal your criminal record using a free, automated step-by-step tool created by Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Greater Boston Legal Services, and Code for Boston.

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