>New Yorkers who complete their sentences and stay out of trouble for a certain period of time will have their criminal records automatically sealed under a long-awaited bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday. So, banks might hire bank robbers, landlords could house thieves, and car dealers could hire carjackers. >New York now joins several other states, including California, New Jersey, and Michigan, which have passed similar measures in recent years, Channel NBC 4 reported. . . . [Source Article](https://www.independentsentinel.com/hochuls-erasing-criminal-records-in-a-state-with-2-2m-criminals/)