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MN HF2723
Bill
Status
3/7/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kelby Woodard
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AI Summary
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Allows petitions to seal criminal records for individuals who completed diversion programs or stays of adjudication with prosecutor agreement, provided they have not been charged with a new crime for at least one year, excluding felony-level crimes of violence under section 624.712.
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Permits courts to seal criminal records without a petition when the prosecutor agrees and conditions are met, after making good-faith efforts to notify victims of the offense and provide opportunity to object.
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Requires petitioners filing expungement petitions to attach a copy of the criminal complaint or police report where practicable.
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Allows expunged records to be opened without a court hearing for law enforcement investigations upon ex parte order, or by prosecutors and probation officers without a court order for criminal justice and sentencing purposes.
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Requires the Department of Public Safety to absorb any state costs resulting from the act within its existing budget.
Legislative Description
Criminal records expungement for individuals who have received stays of adjudication or diversion authorized, expungements without petitions authorized in cases where charges were dismissed against a person upon prosecutorial approval and with victim notification, persons petitioning for expungement required to provide a copy of the criminal complaint or police report, and opening of expunged records without a court hearing authorized in limited circumstances.
Last Action
Author stricken Moran
3/15/2012