FL H0611

Creates a nonjudicial expunction process (s. 943.0584) allowing the Department of Law Enforcement to expunge records for cases where charges were not filed, dismissed, resulted in acquittal, or involved lawful self-defense, with no limit on number of expunctions per person.

Establishes a nonjudicial sealing process (s. 943.059) for records involving dismissed charges or adjudications for certain nonviolent misdemeanors, with one record per applicant but allows multiple related arrests to be sealed together.

Requires applicants to submit state attorney certification, $75 processing fee, disposition copies, fingerprints, and sworn statements; false statements constitute third-degree felony; applies to both minors and adults.

Maintains court jurisdiction over expunction procedures for records not eligible for nonjudicial processes, requiring a certificate of eligibility valid for 12 months and a clean record for at least 1 year after sentence completion.

Appropriates $500,000 in recurring funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for 2017-2018 to implement sealing and expunction procedures; effective October 1, 2017.