Police and court records; person convicted of certain offenses, expungement of records.

Expungement of police and court records.Allows a person convicted of certain offenses, or charged with such offenses which charges were deferred and dismissed, who was under21 years of age at the time of the offense, and who has successfullycompleted all terms of probation to file a petition for expungementafter at least seven years have passed since (i) the date of dismissalof the charge; (ii) the date of conviction, if no active sentenceof incarceration was imposed; or (iii) the date of completion ofan active sentence of incarceration, if an active term of incarcerationwas imposed as a result of the conviction. Any conviction that isexpunged will be considered a prior conviction for purposes of prosecutionof any subsequent offense for which the prior conviction statutorilyenhances punishment. Convictions for violent felony offenses andoffenses for which registration with the Sex Offender and CrimesAgainst Minors Registry is required are not eligible for expungementunder the bill.