HB 6225 Summary

• Creates new pathway for individuals convicted of felonies before age 18 to petition for conviction set-aside after 15 years of successful community reintegration, including requirements for clean record since release, negative drug tests, and community ties demonstration.

• Permits grouping of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses as single conviction for set-aside purposes if offenses occurred within 24 hours, same transaction, and exclude assaultive crimes, dangerous weapons, and crimes with 10+ year maximum penalties.

• Modifies first-time operating while intoxicated conviction set-aside standards to allow court discretion based on rehabilitative programming rather than automatic prohibition.

• Establishes $150 fee for new juvenile offender set-aside applications and $50 fee for fingerprint processing, with fees directed to Michigan set aside fund.

• Repeals MCL 780.624 and updates statutory cross-references throughout 1965 PA 213 to include new juvenile set-aside provisions alongside existing conviction set-aside procedures.