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GA SB257
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
Tonya Anderson
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AI Summary
- Removes theft offenses (Chapter 8 of Title 16) from the list of crimes excluded from criminal history record restriction eligibility, while adding serious traffic offenses under Article 15 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 to the exclusion list
- Requires the Georgia Crime Information Center to automatically restrict criminal history records for pardoned individuals, replacing the previous process that required the individual to petition the court and prove harm outweighed public interest; applies to offenses that are not serious violent felonies or sexual offenses
- Expands eligibility to petition courts to seal clerk-of-court records to include individuals who were cited but not arrested for a criminal offense that was subsequently dismissed, nolle prossed, or reduced to a local ordinance violation
- Adds criminal justice agencies conducting law enforcement or criminal investigative purposes to the list of entities that may always access restricted and sealed criminal history record information
- Removes the requirement for prosecuting attorney consent when an individual who was not informed of first offender eligibility petitions for retroactive exoneration and discharge, and prohibits retroactive first offender relief for convictions underlying a violation of Code Section 16-11-131 (possession of firearms by convicted felons) or used to enhance a sentence under recidivist provisions
Legislative Description
Georgia Crime Information Center; criminal history record restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
4/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Public Safety and Homeland Security2/8/2022
Judiciary2/25/2021
Full Bill Text
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