Senate Bill 54 Summary

• Removes robbery first degree, burglary first degree, and home invasion from the list of offenses that permanently bar juvenile expungement eligibility.

• Allows discretionary expungement for a single case involving a misdemeanor sex offense or violent felony after 3 years have passed since adjudication.

• Simplifies expungement criteria by consolidating multiple pathways into two catch-all provisions: one for cases without violent felonies or sex offenses (5 years), and one for cases including violent felonies or sex offenses (7 years).

• Expands expungement opportunities for youth with multiple juvenile adjudications who have demonstrated rehabilitation and remained crime-free.

• Maintains permanent bars on expungement for first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, manslaughter, and rape convictions.