HB260
Police and court records; expungement of records.
Summary
As Introduced. Expungement of police and court records.
Provides that for the purposes of expungement of police and court records the term "otherwise dismissed" means to render a legal action out of consideration in a different way or manner than a nolle prosequi or formal dismissal by the trial court. The bill specifies that the term "otherwise dismissed" ... (More) also includes those circumstances when a person is charged with the commission of a crime, a civil offense, or any offense defined in relevant law and the initial charge is reduced or amended to another offense, including a lesser included offense or the same offense with a lesser gradient of punishment, so that such person is not convicted of the initial charge and may file a petition requesting expungement of the police and court records relating to the initial charge. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100850D
- 01/05/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/2024 - House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
