FL S1546

Allows persons convicted of violating state statutes or local ordinances enacted to maintain racial segregation or racial discrimination to apply for expunction of their criminal history records.

Requires applicants to obtain a certificate of eligibility from the Department of Law Enforcement before petitioning the court, valid for 12 months and renewable upon reapplication.

Establishes a $75 processing fee for certificate applications, waivable by the executive director, and requires submission of certified statements from the state attorney/prosecutor and certified disposition documents.

Requires courts to serve copies of expunction petitions on the state attorney/prosecutor and arresting agency, who may respond; upon approval, the clerk must certify the expunction order to relevant agencies and the FBI.

Protects criminal justice agencies from liability for noncompliance with expunction orders that fail to meet statutory requirements, with the state attorney/prosecutor required to correct deficient orders within 60 days.