SOG Has Updated Its Collateral Consequences Tool – Check It Out
By Ann Wall
The School of Government has updated its Collateral Consequences tool and published an article on the Criminal Law Blog about what the update entails:
The tool is probably most often used by criminal law practitioners, but all administrative law practitioners should be aware of it:
1. Check its accuracy regarding collateral consequences and your department, agency, board or commission and let the SOG know if there are issues.
2. Consider using the tool to assess collateral consequences when thinking about negotiating settlements and penalties of administrative law cases affecting a licensee, permittee, registrant or client.
Here is how the article describes the most significant changes to the tool:
“The revised C-CAT addresses these needs and includes a complete overhaul of the tool’s search functions as well as a comprehensive update of the tool’s data. Users will also notice added features, such as the ability to bookmark repeated searches, a simpler interface for use on smart phones, and expanded resources linked from the tool, including the annual reports of occupational licensing boards’ treatment of people with a criminal history.”