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2007 SESSION
SB 1223 Police and court records; expungement hearing to occur if person granted writ vacating a conviction.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Expungement of police and court records. Provides for an automatic expungement if a conviction has been vacated pursuant to a writ of actual innocence and requires that electronic records be included in the expungement. The bill also provides that an expungement order is voidable upon motion and notice made within three years of the entry of the order where the court or parties failed to strictly comply with statutory provisions or the court enters an order of expungement contrary to law.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Expungement of police and court records. Adds convictions vacated pursuant to a writ of actual innocence to the expungement procedures and requires that electronic records be included in the expungement. The bill also requires that the court and parties strictly comply with the expungement procedures set forth otherwise any expungement order is void.