MO HB1151

Allows individuals to petition Missouri courts to expunge records for specific felony and misdemeanor offenses including passing bad checks, fraudulent payment stoppage, fraudulent credit/debit device use, and certain theft-related crimes.

Requires petitioner to wait at least 20 years after completing sentence/probation for felonies or 10 years for misdemeanors before becoming eligible for expungement, and must have no subsequent criminal convictions during that period.

Petition must include petitioner's personal information, fingerprints, details of each offense sought to be expunged, and name all law enforcement agencies, courts, and repositories that may hold related records.

Upon court approval, all named entities must destroy expunged records or black them out if permanent, and expunged entries must be removed from Missouri electronic files; petitioner may legally deny the offense occurred except when applying for professional licenses, gambling licenses, or emergency services employment.

Dismissed petitions cannot be refiled until one year has passed, and individuals may receive only one expungement order per court, though multiple expungements from different courts are permitted.