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Certificate of relief from disabilities

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A certificate of relief from disabilities is issued by the state of the United States of America to a person who has committed a felony or misdemeanor but has subsequently shown that he or she has been rehabilitated. The closely related "certificate of good conduct" is given to a person who has committed two or more felonies and has demonstrated rehabilitation.[1] Potential employers or licensing authorities must consider these certificates as evidence that the person is rehabilitated: if a person has such a certificate, the fact that they were convicted cannot be used as a reason to deny them employment or the granting of a license. Not all states offer such certificates.

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  1. ^ "Certificate of Relief from Disabilities and Certificate of Good Conduct". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.