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IN HB1198

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Eric Turner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Standardizes petition procedures for restricting disclosure of arrest records under IC 35-38-5-5.5 (for dismissed charges, acquittals, or vacated convictions) and IC 35-38-8 (for certain misdemeanors and nonviolent Class D felonies)
  • Requires petitions to include the name and address of any noncriminal justice agency whose records the petitioner seeks to have restricted
  • Allows persons whose records are restricted to legally state on employment applications that they have not been arrested for or convicted of the offenses contained in those restricted records
  • Creates a Class B misdemeanor for knowingly or intentionally disclosing restricted records to a noncriminal justice agency without a court order
  • Makes petitions to restrict criminal record disclosure confidential, effective July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Criminal history.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

1/9/2012

Full Bill Text

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