SB113 Summary

• Circuit court judges may order expungement of criminal records and convictions for persons subsequently pardoned by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles for misdemeanor and nonviolent felony offenses.

• Misdemeanor expungement requires pardon, restoration of civil and political rights, five years passage since conviction, and exclusion of serious traffic offenses, sex offenses, moral turpitude offenses, violent offenses, and domestic violence offenses.

• Nonviolent felony expungement requires pardon, restoration of civil and political rights, fifteen years passage since conviction, and the same categorical exclusions as misdemeanors.

• Expunged records may still be disclosed to law enforcement and prosecutorial services for criminal investigation purposes.

• Persons whose convictions are expunged remain subject to habitual felony offender laws and sentencing enhancements; the bill became effective the first day of the third month following passage.