FL H1633

Allows individuals age 18 or older to petition juvenile court to expunge all records related to unlawful acts that would constitute misdemeanors if committed by an adult and were committed as a child in need of services.

Requires juvenile court to notify the state attorney and Department of Juvenile Justice upon petition filing, and allows these entities or any person with relevant evidence to testify at the hearing.

Grants juvenile court authority to enter an expungement order if it finds the child has been rehabilitated to the court's satisfaction.

Upon expungement, all proceedings are deemed never to have occurred and the individual may deny the proceedings took place; records in court custody are expunged while records held by probation officers, law enforcement, and other agencies are destroyed.

Requires public officers and agencies receiving the expungement order to destroy their records and the order itself within 60 days and notify the court of compliance; effective July 1, 2023.