HB 2658 Summary

• Allows persons arrested for misdemeanor offenses, those with dismissed charges, acquittals, or misdemeanor convictions to petition for expungement of records three years after completing sentence or probation (five years for section 13-1805 violations).

• Requires petitions to include information on fulfillment of sentence conditions, additional arrests or convictions, third-party support letters, and prior expungements; must be filed in the court where conviction occurred or charges were dismissed.

• Grants courts authority to deny petitions if petitioner has pending matters in any court or has not paid full restitution and court-ordered monetary obligations; requires 60-day waiting period before court decision unless prosecutor and victims do not object.

• Upon expungement, courts must vacate judgments, seal records, notify Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies, and restrict access to sealed records; expunged convictions cannot be used in subsequent prosecutions except for peace officer employment background checks.

• Excludes persons convicted of sexual abuse offenses, violent crimes, drug manufacturing charges, or felonies charged with the misdemeanor from expungement eligibility; amends section 22-125 to count expungement petitions as judicial productivity credits for justice of the peace compensation.