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2020 SESSION

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SB 947 Police and court records; expungement of records, acquittals.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Expungement of police and court records; acquittals. Provides that a court that enters a judgment acquitting a person of 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 of such records; however, except in certain cases involving misdemeanor charges, the person is not entitled to an order of expungement, and the court hearing the petition must find that the continued existence and possible dissemination of such records causes or may cause circumstances that constitute a manifest injustice to such person before such an order will be entered.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104924D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106090D-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104924D
• 01/13/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/20/20  Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
• 01/29/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106090D-S1
• 01/29/20  Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)