The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1159 concerning juvenile expungements and firearm matters authored by Rep. Schaibley. The bill would require juvenile courts to transmit information to Office of Judicial Administration for transmission to NICS upon finding of a delinquent act that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult, allows the court to … [Read more...] about Juvenile expungements and firearms matters
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Expungement timing
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code heard SB 47 authored by Sen. Freeman regarding expungement timing. The bill provides that if a court reduces a Class D or Level 6 felony to a misdemeanor, the five-year waiting period for expungement begins the date of the felony conviction and not on the date the felony was converted to a misdemeanor. This bill arose from a … [Read more...] about Expungement timing
Expungements
S.E.A. 235, P.L. 219 Effective: July 1, 2019 Defines "collateral action" as an action that is factually or legally related to an arrest, a criminal charge, a delinquency allegation, a criminal conviction, or a delinquency adjudication. Specifies that certain information relating to: (1) an arrest; and (2) a collateral action is required to be sealed or marked expunged if a petition … [Read more...] about Expungements
Expungements
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 235, concerning criminal expungements and expungements of certain protection orders, sponsored by Rep. J. Young and Rep. Steuerwald. This bill requires the expungement of certain collateral actions to the criminal expungement order, including administrative proceedings, arrests and delinquency adjudications which are related to … [Read more...] about Expungements
Expungements
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 235 providing for the expungements of civil forfeiture cases and civil protection orders. This bill allows a person to expunge all records related to a person’s expunged conviction. The bill also provides that the court shall order the central repository for criminal history information maintained by the s … [Read more...] about Expungements