Have you been turned down from an employer because of prior mental history? Denied a Firearm’s ID permit or a handgun permit because of a psychiatric visit? Background Checks drawing a red flag? Is your mental health record negatively affecting your life? Relax! There’s hope because there’s a little known remedy to this problem here in New Jersey – it’s called mental health expungement. Who is eligible for expungement? According to N.J.S. 30:4-80.8. Petition to have commitment expunged from records: Any person who has been, or shall be, committed to any institution or facility providing mental health services, or has...
