MI SB0400

Establishes a 7-year waiting period after sentence completion, probation, parole discharge, or imprisonment before applying to set aside multiple felony convictions.

Requires a 5-year waiting period after sentence completion, probation, parole discharge, or imprisonment before applying to set aside one or more serious misdemeanor convictions, a first operating while intoxicated offense, or one felony conviction.

Requires a 3-year waiting period after sentence completion, imprisonment, or probation before applying to set aside one or more misdemeanor convictions (excluding serious misdemeanors, operating while intoxicated, and assaultive crimes).

Mandates that applicants have no pending criminal charges and no new convictions during the applicable waiting period, and submit fingerprints and a $50 fee to the Michigan State Police for background verification before court action.

Allows immediate application to set aside convictions for victims of human trafficking under section 1(3) if proven by preponderance of evidence; effective date is March 9, 2022, contingent on enactment of House Bills 4219 and 4220.