CS for SB 1000 – Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records

• Expands eligibility for sealing criminal history records to include certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses for which a person was adjudicated guilty, excluding violent offenses, domestic violence misdemeanors, DUI, stalking, and sexual misconduct offenses
• Increases the number of prior sealings or expunctions allowed from zero to two, but limits persons adjudicated guilty to only one prior sealing of a record involving an adjudication of guilt
• Authorizes courts to seal criminal history records pertaining to adjudications of guilt — not just arrests — including multiple related adjudications if specified in the court order
• Permits individuals with sealed records to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge both arrests and adjudications of guilt covered by the sealed record, subject to existing exceptions (e.g., criminal justice employment, firearm purchases, Florida Bar admission)
• Takes effect July 1, 2025