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Visitor: I’m looking to find out if/when I can apply for a record suspension with the help of your organization. I understand it is 5 years however unsure when that time starts for me. The charge for my DUI or Impaired Driving offence was Dec 18th 2016; I was criminally convicted in Dec 2018 and (paid…
I am requesting information for my son, not myself. I am trying to help him by doing some research. I will forward your communication to him if there is a good chance that something can still be done to clear his record. We are quite discouraged by the whole process and by the lack of…
I am writing to you regarding my case that happened roughly 4 years ago. I made the biggest mistake of my life back then and was charged with a DUI. The judge who was assigned to my case told me I had a year to pay my fine, because he knew I was in school…
Visitor: I can’t really remember but I think maybe 10 times I have been fingerprinted by the police, last time was around January 2007 and I believe and that one was withdrawn after I completed a diversion program. All of the offences were in Calgary, Alberta. Nothing at all since 2007. There were theft…
Drunk driving is a global problem, and governments have been implementing strategies to reduce the number of people driving while under the influence of alcohol. Among the strategies employed to combat drunk driving, installing an ignition interlock device for DUIs is proving to be one of the most effective. Several studies attest to the effectiveness…
Visitor: I committed a theft back in March 10th, 2014 as a minor, now I am 18. I regret my past actions because I was still young at the time. What I did, I will learn from my mistakes. My parents paid a fine for the theft offence and I don’t know if I still have…
While some US states classify a first DUI (driving under the influence) offense as a misdemeanor, it pays not to underestimate the penalties for a first offense extreme DUI especially in some states like Arizona. In Canada, all DUI or Impaired Driving or Refusal to provide breathe sample convictions are considered criminal. When charged with DUI, it…
Visitor: I’m trying to apply for a contractors licence with the city of Kitchener and I am afraid my past will stop me from being approved.I was in a heated argument with my wife about 2 years ago and hit her phone out of her hand causing a very big fight between us. I was…
Visitor: I have been fingerprinted twice. Both times in my hometown of Campbell River, BC. The first time was in 1986 when I was drinking and driving a motor vehicle. I applied for and was granted a pardon some years later, but that was opened up again in around 2004 when I had a relationship with…
Visitor: It shouldn’t cost someone with a first offence more money to get a fresh start and obtain a pardon for a DUI…I’ve paid $900 to get my car back from impound, the judge that I had increased my fine from $1000 to $1500, speeding ticket of $580…$120 each month monitoring fee for that blow box…
www.pardons.org I just entered my plea, not guilty to DUI and not guilty to possession of methamphetamine. My lawyer indicated I have a very good case for seeking a conditional discharge to possession as I am currently in my final term of my master’s in counselling psychology with a specialization in drug counselling. The DUI…
