Expungement of police and court records.Provides that for the purposes of expungement of police and courtrecords the term "otherwise dismissed" means to render a legal actionout of consideration in a different way or manner than a nolle prosequi or formal dismissal by the trial court. The bill specifies thatthe term "otherwise dismissed" also includes those circumstanceswhen a person is charged with the commission of a crime, a civiloffense, or any offense defined in relevant law and the initial chargeis reduced or amended to another offense, including a lesser includedoffense or the same offense with a lesser gradient of punishment,so that such person is not convicted of the initial charge and mayfile a petition requesting expungement of the police and court recordsrelating to the initial charge.
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District 1
Del. Patrick Hope
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98%
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Police and court records; expungement of records.
In committee Jan 15, 2024
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Signed into law Apr 12, 2023
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Signed into law Apr 12, 2023
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Signed into law Apr 12, 2023
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Signed into law Mar 26, 2023
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Signed into law Mar 22, 2023
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Signed into law Mar 22, 2023
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Signed into law Mar 16, 2023
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Passed Feb 25, 2023
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Passed Feb 23, 2023
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