Governor Signs Legislation to Lower Barriers to Reentry

We hope you saw the announcement on Friday that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help lower barriers to reentry. Thanks to this new law, courts are required, upon application, to determine an individual’s eligibility for a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities. LAC has long helped clients obtain these certificates, which remove legal bars to employment or licensure and provide evidence of rehabilitation.

Many thanks to the city’s Department of Probation, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, and Assembly Member Jeffrion L. Aubry for their important leadership in passing legislation to encourage the issuance of these certificates, which help people with criminal records successfully reenter their communities and become productive members of society.

Please see our FAQs for more information on Certificates of Relief from Disabilities.