MN HF2576

Expands expungement eligibility for criminal records by allowing sealing for cases where charges were dismissed, diversion programs completed, or convictions for specific misdemeanors and felonies with waiting periods ranging from one to five years since sentence discharge.

Requires business screening services to promptly delete criminal records that have been sealed, expunged, or pardoned.

Allows courts to expunge eviction records when a defendant prevails in an eviction action, with discretion to expunge either at time of judgment or later upon motion.

Permits prosecutors to agree to sealing records without requiring the defendant to file a petition, provided victims are notified and given opportunity to object.

Establishes that expunged records remain accessible to criminal justice agencies for investigations and prosecutions, but restricts use of expunged records in civil employment and housing discrimination cases.