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KS HB2655
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Corrections and Juvenile Justice
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AI Summary
- Persons who complete a municipal specialty court program may immediately petition for expungement of their conviction and related arrest records, without the standard 3-year waiting period
- Judges may waive all or part of the expungement filing fee for specialty court program completers, and must waive fees for petitioners who were victims of identity theft, had charges dismissed for lack of probable cause, were found not guilty, or had charges dismissed
- A poverty affidavit may be filed in lieu of the expungement fee under K.S.A. 60-2001
- Chief judges of municipal courts are authorized to establish specialty court programs in accordance with Kansas Supreme Court rules, expanding authority previously limited to judicial district chief judges
- Specialty courts are defined as programs using therapeutic or problem-solving procedures to address underlying factors like mental illness or substance addiction contributing to a person's involvement in the judicial system
Legislative Description
Authorizing the chief judge of each municipal court to establish a specialty court program, providing for expungement when a person has completed the requirements of such program, authorizing judges to waive the fee in expungement cases by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit and requiring judges to waive the fee for petitions for expungement of municipal arrest records in certain cases.
Last Action
Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/26/2026
Corrections and Juvenile Justice2/3/2026
Full Bill Text
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