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2007 SESSION
HB 2959 Police and court records; expungement hearing to occur if person granted writ vacating a conviction.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Expungement of police and court records. Requires the appellate court that grants a writ of actual innocence to forward a copy of the order to the circuit court, where an order of expungement shall be immediately granted. If a person has been granted an absolute pardon by the Governor for a crime he did not commit and files a petition for expungement, the expungement is automatic.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Expungement of police and court records. Allows an expungement hearing to occur in the circuit court that entered the original conviction if a person has been granted a writ of actual innocence. If a person has been granted an absolute pardon by the governor for a crime he did not commit and files a petition for expungement, the expungement is automatic.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Expungement of police and court records. Allows an expungement hearing to occur automatically at the same hearing and by the same court if a person has been granted a writ of actual innocence. If a person has been granted an absolute pardon by the governor and files a petition for expungement, the expungement is automatic.