HB2470 Summary

• Amends the Criminal Identification Act to establish comprehensive procedures for expunging and sealing criminal records, with different eligibility requirements based on offense type and disposition.

• Allows expungement of arrest records resulting in acquittal, dismissal, conviction reversal, or successful completion of supervision/probation, with waiting periods ranging from 2-5 years depending on offense category.

• Permits sealing of records for arrests without charges, acquittals, dismissals, convictions (with exceptions), first offender probation, and certain Class 4 felonies, with waiting periods of 3-4 years after sentence termination.

• Establishes procedural requirements including verified petitions, service to prosecutors and law enforcement, 60-day objection periods, and court hearings, with fees charged to offset processing costs.

• Requires the Department of State Police to provide annual reporting on petition volumes, objections filed, orders entered, and compliance backlogs, with information made public on the Department's website.