The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1302 on expungement sponsored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Taylor. Author Rep. McMillin explained the bill and his amendments as: (1) authorizing the expungement of charges when an arrest did not occur or allegations of juvenile delinquency did not lead to a delinquency adjudication; (2) specifying that the records of expungement proceedings become … [Read more...] about Expungement
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Expungement
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 287 on expungement. Author Sen. Young introduced the bill explaining that the expungement statute has been in place for three years and additional adjustments to the law are needed. The bill: authorizes the expungement of charges when an arrest did not occur and allegations of juvenile delinquency; clarifies that if the … [Read more...] about Expungement
Crimes involving deadly weapons
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 164, Sen. Patricia Miller’s bill on crimes involving deadly weapons. The bill prohibits expungement for a person who has two or more convictions involving the unlawful possession or use of a deadly weapon. After testimony for and against the bill from prosecutors and public defenders, the Committee amended the bill by a vote … [Read more...] about Crimes involving deadly weapons
Expungement
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1302, Rep. McMillin’s expungement bill. The bill addresses a number of issues concerning the IC 35-38-9 expungement remedy: (1) it expands the arrest expungement remedy to include criminal charges or delinquency allegations which did not lead to a conviction or adjudication; (2) it specifies that a person seeking to expunge a c … [Read more...] about Expungement