Athens-Clarke Co pushes "Second Chance Desk"

It’s called the Second Chance Desk, an opportunity to have some criminal records cleared: the operation is for Athens-Clarke and Oconee county residents. Registration takes place on the first Monday of the month at the Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities office on West Hancock Avenue. The Second Chance Desk is a partnership between the Georgia Justice Project, the District Attorney’s Office for the Western Judicial Circuit, and the Solicitor General’s Office of Athens-Clarke County.

From the Athens-Clarke Co government website…

Welcome to the Athens-Clarke County Second Chance Desk

**NOTE - There will be no Second Chance Desk appointments the last week in December due to the holidays; however, you may register for a January appointment below.

Registration opens on the first Monday of each month.

The ACC Second Chance Desk is a FREE resource helping residents of Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties clear eligible criminal records and access opportunity.

The ACC Second Chance Desk is a partnership between the Georgia Justice Project, the District Attorney’s Office for the Western Judicial Circuit, and the Solicitor General’s Office of Athens-Clarke County.

Our goal is to provide FREE advice and self-help assistance to individuals regarding their criminal history so they can restrict and seal eligible criminal records from cases stemming from arrests/cases in Athens-Clarke County and Oconee County.

Located on the second floor of the ACC Public Utilities Department at 124 E Hancock Ave., Athens GA 30601, the ACC Second Chance Desk is open and staffed on the third Thursday of every month 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Registration Information

• Pre-registration for an appointment at the desk is required.
• Registration for each month’s event opens on the first of each month.
• Walk-ins will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending upon availability.

If you have any questions, please call 706-613-3215 (Solicitor General’s Office) or email secondchanceathens@gjp.org (Georgia Justice Project).

Formerly known as expungement, arrest record restriction allows certain records in some cases to be only viewed by those inside the judicial branch. Record restriction can be done at any time. For more information, read this blog post on georgia.gov.

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