If you have registered for Project Clean Slate and your file is open, you receive a weekly Case Status email update. Emails are sent to the email address you used when registering. Please check your junk/spam folder if you are not receiving weekly emails.
What does your case status mean?
| Case Status | Open/Closed | Explanation |
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| Pre-Eligibility | Pending | PCS verifies your residency. |
| ID Requested | Pending | There was a problem with the ID photos you submitted upon registration. We need photos of the front and back of your ID emailed to [email protected]. |
| ICHAT Needed | Pending | PCS retrieves your criminal record (ICHAT) for attorney review. |
| ICHAT Updates | Pending | PCS law enforcement liaison/ICHAT specialist updates errors and/or outdated information on your ICHAT. |
| Attorney Review | Pending | PCS reviews your criminal record (ICHAT) and conducts a preliminary eligibility assessment. |
| Opening Files | Pending | PCS opens a file(s) for your conviction(s). |
| Eligibility Review | Pending | PCS attorneys perform a comprehensive eligibility review of your conviction(s). |
| Under Review | Pending | PCS obtains additional information from the court/client regarding eligibility. |
| Automatic Expungement Review | Pending | PCS automatic expungement specialist updates your ICHAT and/or confirms whether any of your convictions have been automatically expunged. |
| Waiting on Client/Records | Open | You have or had an appointment to sign expungement paper and be fingerprinted. PCS orders certified court records from all courts in which you have an eligible conviction to expunge. |
| Prepare for Filing | Open | PCS prepares your application for filing. |
| Waiting on State | Open | PCS waits for the Michigan State Police to send your criminal history and the Attorney General’s Office to send an opinion letter regarding your expungement. |
| Waiting on Court | Open | PCS waits for the Court to provide a hearing date. |
| Hearing Scheduled | Open | Your hearing is scheduled. |
| Expunged by Petition | Closed | This conviction was expunged. |
| Expunged Automatically | Closed | This conviction was automatically expunged by the Michigan State Police and/or Court. |
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