Legal Aid of North CarolinaSecond Chance Project
About the Project Legal Aid of North Carolina's Second Chance Project offers assistance with expunction and driver's license restoration, helping individuals gain financial stability and reducing recidivism. Important Update: Due…
Individuals seeking expunction or driver's license restoration; driver's license restoration is limited to Durham and New Hanover County residents · Applications accepted during the first full week of each month; general intake will not occur in June or December
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Legal Aid of North Carolina's Second Chance Project offers assistance with expunction and driver's license restoration, helping individuals gain financial stability and reducing recidivism.
Due to high demand, the Second Chance Project, including DEAR and Second Chance Wilmington, will accept applications for expunction and driver's license restoration services during the first full week of each month. Due to funding restrictions, we are only offering driver's license restoration services for Durham and New Hanover County residents.
General intake will not occur in June or December so that we can review our open files.
Thanks to funding from Durham County, the Durham Expunction & Restoration Program (DEAR) continues to provide expunction and driver's license restoration services to Durham County residents.
Through the generous support of the New Hanover Community Endowment, Second Chance Wilmington continues to provide expunction and driver's license restoration services to New Hanover County residents through September 30, 2026.
Questions
When are applications accepted?
Due to high demand, the Second Chance Project, including DEAR and Second Chance Wilmington, will accept applications for expunction and driver's license restoration services during the first full week of each month.
When does general intake not occur?
General intake will not occur in June or December so that we can review our open files.
Who can receive driver's license restoration services?
Due to funding restrictions, we are only offering driver's license restoration services for Durham and New Hanover County residents.
Details
- Who
- Individuals seeking expunction or driver's license restoration; driver's license restoration is limited to Durham and New Hanover County residents
- When
- Applications accepted during the first full week of each month; general intake will not occur in June or December
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