Police and court records; expungement of records, acquittals.
Summary
Expungement of police and court records; acquittals.Provides that a court that enters a judgment acquitting a personof a criminal charge shall also enter an order requiring the expungement of the police and court records relating to the charge. Currently,such a person may file a separate petition for the expungement ofsuch records; however, except in certain cases involving misdemeanorcharges, the person is not entitled to an order of expungement, andthe court hearing the petition must find that the continued existenceand possible dissemination of such records causes or may cause circumstancesthat constitute a manifest injustice to such person before such anorder will be entered.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
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Total actions
7
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Committee
2
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104924D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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