Senate Bill 325 Summary

• Adds prosecuting attorneys to the list of entities that must be served with petitions to expunge arrest records.

• Establishes new requirements for petitions to restrict access to conviction records, including eight-year waiting period after sentence completion and specific petition filing requirements.

• Changes the standard for granting conviction record restriction petitions from "if" to "unless," making them presumptively granted unless specific disqualifying conditions are met.

• Creates new Chapter 9 of IC 35-38 to govern restricted disclosure of arrest records for individuals not prosecuted, acquitted, or whose convictions are vacated, replacing previous Section 5.5.

• Effective July 1, 2012.