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A Criminal Appeal – Convicted or Given a Harsh Sentence? This Is Not the End of the Road

The court convicted you even though you are innocent? The sentence imposed on you is harsh and disproportionate? The judgment is not the final word. The law grants you a right to appeal to a higher instance – and to ask…

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Changing the Grounds for Closure – How to Erase a Police Record

Your criminal case was closed? Important to know: this is not necessarily the end of the story. A case closed "for lack of evidence" or "for lack of public interest" continues to appear on your police record – and may…

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Expunging a Criminal Record – How to Turn Over a New Leaf

A criminal past is a shadow that follows you for years after the case was closed or the sentence ended: it blocks acceptance to workplaces, professional licenses, a firearms license, security clearance…

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A Pardon Request to the President of Israel – The Complete Guide

Served your sentence but the criminal record is blocking you? Driving license revoked for years? Sentenced to imprisonment and looking for a route to relief? A pardon request to the President of Israel is a route…

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Canceling a Police Record – What Is Erased and What Remains

Even a case that was closed and never ripened into an indictment leaves a record behind. The police record does not appear on a certificate of good conduct, but it exists, and in certain cases certain bodies are entitled to inspect…

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A Certificate of Good Conduct – What It Shows and How to Obtain It

A certificate of good conduct, or confirmation of the absence of a criminal record, is often required for employment, studies, immigration or licenses. The question of what exactly appears on it – and what does not – confuses…

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A Firearms License – How a Criminal Record Affects It and What Can Be Done

An application for a firearms license is examined, among other things, against the applicant's criminal and police history. Both a case that was closed and a restraining order granted in the past may lead to refusal – and so handling it…

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