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2024 SESSION

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SB 482 Juveniles; expungement and sealing of court records.

Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Expungement and sealing of juvenile court records. Provides for the sealing of juvenile court records in those instances where a juvenile was found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and such juvenile has attained the age of 18 years and three years have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile. Under current law, such records are open to the public. The bill also provides that any juvenile court records that may be expunged shall be expunged when the juvenile who is the subject of the records has attained the age of 18 years and three years have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile. Under current law, such juvenile shall have attained the age of 19 years and five years shall have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103246D  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103246D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/05/24  Senate: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)