HB 6227 Summary

• Allows persons convicted of not more than 1 felony offense and not more than 2 misdemeanor offenses to petition for expungement of the felony after 5 or more years following sentence completion, probation completion, parole discharge, or imprisonment completion.

• Permits persons convicted of not more than 2 misdemeanor offenses with no other felony or misdemeanor convictions to petition for expungement of one or both misdemeanors under the same 5-year waiting period.

• Enables persons convicted before January 12, 2015 of criminal sexual conduct violations to petition for expungement if they have not been convicted of other offenses except up to 2 minor offenses with maximum 90-day imprisonment and $1,000 fine, provided the offender was not more than 21 years old.

• Allows mandatory expungement of drug-related offenses under Michigan's public health code Part 74 (primarily marijuana possession) if the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act is approved by voters in the November 2018 election.

• Permits persons who committed qualifying offenses as direct victims of human trafficking to petition for expungement of those convictions at any time without the standard waiting period.