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MN HF4641

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2024

Primary Sponsor

Jamie Long

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Excludes reckless driving (section 169.13, subdivision 1) resulting in great bodily harm or death from the list of gross misdemeanor offenses eligible for automatic expungement.

  • Reduces the waiting period from five years to four years for petitioning expungement when a felony offense is deemed a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor pursuant to section 609.13, subdivision 1, clause (2).

  • Clarifies that offering a forged check (section 609.631, subdivision 4, clause (3)(a)) when the amount is $2,500 or less is eligible for expungement under section 609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

  • Maintains existing eligibility requirements for expungement, including no new crime convictions during applicable waiting periods and no pending charges at time of petition.

  • Applies the four-year waiting period reduction to both automatic expungement under section 609A.015 and petitioned expungement under section 609A.02 for qualifying felonies deemed to lower offense levels.

Legislative Description

Reckless driving resulting in great bodily harm or death excluded from list of offenses eligible for automatic expungement, waiting period for petition for expungement reduced from five years to four in cases involving a stay of imposition, and offering forged check offenses clarified to be eligible for expungement.

Last Action

Second reading

3/20/2024

Committee Referrals

Public Safety Finance and Policy3/7/2024

Full Bill Text

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