Legal Resources & Counseling
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Misdemeanors
Cost is $50, or you can ask for an Affidavit of Indigency (will need notarized, courthouse can do this for $1)
Time limits
6 months to 1 year
Where
Justice Center – 1000 Sycamore St, Room 112
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Felonies
Cost is $50, or you can ask for an Affidavit of Indigency (will need notarized, courthouse can do this for $1)
Time limits
1st or 2nd degree – not eligible (some violent or sexual offences are not eligible either)
3rd degree
Sealed – must wait 3 years after final discharge
Expunge – must wait 13 years
4th or 5th degree
Sealed - must wait 1 year after final discharge
Expunge – must wait 11 years
Where
Main Court house – 1000 Main St, Room 315
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Evections
Legal Aid
Court representation
Escrow – rent is paid to the court and not the landlord until repairs are made or other deficits are corrected
Tenant must be up to date on rent
Tenant must provide written notice of the issue to landlord
Tenant must wait 30 days for landlord to fix the problem
File escrow application at the main court house – Help Center, Room 113
Pay rent to the court, Room 115