SB95 Summary

• Expands criminal record expungement eligibility to include certain misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, municipal ordinance violations, and non-violent felony offenses.

• Increases the administrative filing fee for expungement petitions from $300 to $500, with distributions to various state and local agencies.

• Allows persons convicted of misdemeanor or felony offenses to petition for expungement if they receive a pardon with restoration of civil and political rights from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, subject to exclusions for violent offenses, sex offenses, moral turpitude offenses, and serious traffic offenses.

• Permits expungement of records for persons found not guilty of any felony charge, and expands grounds for expungement including dismissals after successful completion of drug court, mental health court, diversion programs, or veteran's court programs.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.