MI HB5957

Changes language in Section 1b from "must be treated as a single felony or misdemeanor" to "must be treated as a single conviction" when multiple offenses occur within 24 hours and arise from the same transaction, excluding assaultive crimes, dangerous weapons offenses, and crimes with 10+ year maximum penalties.

Modifies Section 1d to change "shall" to "may" for filing applications to set aside multiple felony convictions (7+ years), serious misdemeanor/felony convictions (5+ years), and other misdemeanor convictions (3+ years) after sentence, probation, parole, or imprisonment completion.

Removes the requirement in Section 1d(4) that applicants must not be convicted of any criminal offense during the applicable time period, replacing "all" with "both" as the conditions for court approval.

Eliminates requirement in Section 1d(7)(c) that applicants state they have not been convicted of an offense during the applicable time period.

Changes the effective date for marijuana misdemeanor offense conviction set-aside applications in Section 1e from January 1, 2020 to April 11, 2021, and updates gender-specific language to neutral terms throughout the statute.