AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

Summary

The measure amends state law to broaden who can ask a court to erase criminal records, adding eligibility for certain first‑offenders, multiple misdemeanors, deferred sentences, decriminalized offenses, and petty misdemeanors. It sets waiting periods, fee‑payment and good‑character requirements, and requires notice to the attorney general and police before a hearing. The change aims to give qualifying individuals a fresh start while keeping violent crimes excluded.

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