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IN SB0338
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Bill 338 Summary
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Extends prohibition on questioning applicants about expunged criminal records to include interviews, in addition to applications for employment, licenses, or other rights or privileges.
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Creates criminal penalties for unlawful questioning: Class C infraction for first violation, Class B infraction for subsequent violations.
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Limits prosecutions to one action against persons with no prior adjudication for this violation, and no more than one action per calendar month against persons with prior adjudications, regardless of actual number of violations committed.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Employers and expungement. Specifies that the prohibition against questioning a person applying for: (1) employment; (2) a license; or (3) another right or privilege; concerning an expunged arrest or conviction also applies during an interview. Provides that a person who unlawfully questions an applicant about an expunged criminal record commits a Class C infraction, and increases the penalty to a Class B infraction for a subsequent violation. Limits the number of violations that may be charged to: (1) one violation against a person without a prior adjudication; and (2) not more than one violation per month against a person with
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
1/9/2017