MO HB1382

Allows persons adjudicated delinquent as juveniles to petition any court for expungement of arrest, detention, or commitment records for offenses under Missouri law.

Requires petitions to name all law enforcement agencies, courts, juvenile officers, and other entities possessing records, and must include petitioner's identifying information, offense details, dates, locations, and fingerprints.

Court may grant expungement if at least five years have passed since completion of youth services commitment, detention, or probation for felonies (or two years for misdemeanors), and petitioner has no subsequent convictions or adjudications and has paid all ordered restitution.

Upon expungement, records must be destroyed or blacked out by all entities, removed from state electronic files, and made confidential; petitioner may deny the offense occurred except when applying for professional licenses, gambling licenses, emergency services employment, or when charged with subsequent offenses.

Expunged offenses may still be considered prior offenses for sentencing purposes and are not automatic grounds for employment or license denial, though may be a factor in such decisions.