Expungement; authorize for embezzlement by a state, county, city or town officer 14 years after completing all terms and conditions of sentences.

HB 358 would have allowed individuals convicted of felony embezzlement (under Sections 97-23-19 or 97-23-25) to petition for expungement of their conviction 14 years after completing all sentence terms. However, the bill explicitly excluded public officials - such as state, county, city, or town officers - from eligibility for expungement related to convictions tied to their official duties (Section 5). This created a contradiction, as the bill’s title targeted officers but barred them from the relief it proposed. The bill died in committee in February 2026 and never became law.