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AL HB360
Bill
Status
2/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Christopher England
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AI Summary
HB360 Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Sections 15-27-1 and 15-27-2 to add pardon eligibility as grounds for criminal record expungement for persons charged with misdemeanor, felony, or municipal ordinance violations.
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Allows persons granted a pardon by the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a nonviolent offense to petition for expungement of records related to that offense.
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Allows persons granted a pardon by a mayor for a nonviolent municipal ordinance violation to petition for expungement of records related to that violation.
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Nonviolent offense eligibility is defined under Alabama Code Section 12-25-32, which excludes violent offenses from expungement eligibility under this provision.
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Effective date: First day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure, expungement, procedure authorized for individuals convicted of nonviolent offense who are later pardoned, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/27/2020