Deadline extended to apply for Record Restriction ahead of job fair and summit

The deadline to apply for record restriction in advance of the DeKalb County job fair and record restriction summit has been extended to March 30. The job fair and summit is in partnership with Saint Philip AME Church and will take place April 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Saint Philip AME Church, 240 Candler Road, Atlanta.

Record restriction may be available to citizens who have arrests by DeKalb County Police Department or Sheriff’s Office that did not result in a conviction. Record restriction can improve housing, job and financial access opportunities.

To apply for record restriction, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/recordrestriction. Citizens can apply to have a maximum of two records restricted per person. Applications will not be accepted on site at the summit.

For more information, call 404-371-2770 or email recordrestriction@dekalbcountyga.gov.

The summit is made possible with the collaboration of county, state and federal agencies as well as community partners. These partners include: Saint Philip AME Church, DeKalb County Government, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office, DeKalb County Circuit Public Defender, DeKalb County Police Department, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Marshal’s Office, DeKalb County Superior Court, DeKalb County State Court, DeKalb County Superior Court Clerk, DeKalb County State Court Clerk, WorkSource DeKalb, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Justice Project, Georgia Department of Labor and Georgia Department of Community Supervision.