Our client was convicted of a sex offense around 10 years ago. This was his only conviction, and since that time he had no run-ins with the law. Since first being required to register as a sex offender, he reformed his life. He was active in church, had supportive family, and was able to provide scores of character letters from folks happy to vouch for his character, despite being aware of his sex offense conviction. The NYS Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders chose not to oppose the reduction of his risk level given the overwhelming evidence of the change, and so did the District Attorney. The Court granted the petition without a personal appearance given this consensus, and our client did not once have to set foot in a courtroom throughout the entire process. As a level 1 sex offender, the client’s name is no longer publicly listed on the sex offender lookup website. More importantly, after 20 years on the registry he will come off of it completely. Level 2 and 3 sex offenders remain on the registry for life.