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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 3, 2021

Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk Vince Dean recently announced that his office has streamlined the process for criminal expungement, Chattanoogan.com reports. Beginning Jan. 3, 2022, residents of Hamilton County can go to one office for an expungement regardless of whether the original case was in the Circuit Criminal Court or General Sessions Criminal Court. Currently, residents must visit the court in which the crime was adjudicated. Dean said the move is part of an effort to make court processes more efficient. The office also recently opened a one-stop payment center where county residents can pay fines and court costs for both criminal courts.