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2014 SESSION

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HB 278 Juvenile and domestic relations district court; clarifies law governing retention of records, etc.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Expungement of juvenile and domestic relations district court records. Clarifies the law governing retention of juvenile and domestic relations district court records to provide that (i) when a juvenile is found guilty of an ancillary offense to a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult or to certain traffic offenses that must be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the records for all such ancillary offenses shall be retained for the time specified for the felony or traffic offense and (ii) a person who was the subject of a traffic proceeding and was found innocent or the proceeding was otherwise dismissed may file a motion to expunge all records relating to the proceeding.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Expungement of juvenile and domestic relations district court records. Clarifies the law governing retention of juvenile and domestic relations district court records to provide that (i) when a juvenile is found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult or of certain traffic offenses that must be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the records for all other offenses ancillary to such felony or traffic offense for which a juvenile was found not innocent shall be retained and (ii) a person who was the subject of a traffic proceeding and was found innocent or the proceeding was otherwise dismissed may file a motion to expunge all records relating to the proceeding.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Expungement of juvenile and domestic relations district court records. Clarifies the law governing retention of juvenile and domestic relations district court records to provide that (i) the records for all offenses for which a juvenile was found not innocent shall be retained when the juvenile is also found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult or certain traffic offenses that must be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and (ii) a person who was the subject of a traffic proceeding and was found innocent or the proceeding was otherwise dismissed may file a motion to expunge all records relating to the proceeding.