AN ACT relating to expungement and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 431.073 to allow discretionary expungement of certain Class D felonies with a ten-year or twenty-year waiting period; distribute $50 of each filing fee to the Kentucky State Police; distribute $100 of each filing fee to the Commonwealth's attorney's office that prosecuted the case; amend KRS 431.076 to allow a person against whom charges have been dismissed with or without prejudice to petition for expungement; set time limits for filing petitions; amend KRS 431.079 to require a certificate of eligibility only if a petition or application seeks expungement of a conviction; APPROPRIATION.
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Feb 2018
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Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2018
Last action Feb 21, 2018
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Feb 21, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
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Feb 20, 2018
Senate · Introduced
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Jimmy Higdon
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