New York · New York Criminal Procedure Law (CPL)
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 440.46-A: Motion for resentence; persons convicted of certain marihuana offenses
What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows people convicted under former marijuana laws to petition courts to vacate, dismiss, and expunge their convictions if their conduct would not be criminal under current law.
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