HB 1289 Summary

• Allows sentencing courts to expunge felony conviction records for offenses committed before age 25, provided at least 5 years have passed since sentence completion and satisfaction of all imposed obligations.

• Court may consider rehabilitation, job performance, job retention, community service, family support obligations, and victim restitution when deciding whether to grant expungement.

• Court cannot grant expungement if person has been convicted of any felony, including murder, committed on or after turning 25 years old.

• Upon expungement, court must order Department of Correction, law enforcement agencies, and service providers to seal records and prohibit release without court order; records are permanently sealed except courts may unseal for good cause shown by law enforcement, prosecutors, or courts.

• Person whose records are expunged shall be treated as if never arrested or convicted of the expunged felony; becomes effective July 1, 2011.