This web-based guide, recipient of the Margaret Taylor Writing Award from the School of Government, explains in one place the principal mechanisms available in North Carolina for obtaining relief from a criminal conviction.

The guide supplements the School’s Collateral Consequences Assessment Tool, C-CAT, an online tool enabling users to identify the potential consequences of a criminal conviction in North Carolina.

The guide includes changes made by the General Assembly through the end of its 2020 legislative session.

Features include:

• Keyword searching
• Links to internal and external cross-references
• Printable pages throughout the site
• Accessibility from anywhere your electronic device can connect to the Internet
• Periodic updates