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MO HB166

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Brandon Ellington

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia offenses (felony or misdemeanor) to the list of crimes eligible for expungement in Missouri, covering offenses committed within three years prior to marijuana legalization

  • Requires individuals granted expungement for marijuana offenses to pay a $200 fine to the drug court resources fund for drug treatment programming

  • Excludes individuals who were under any age limitation specified in the legalizing amendment or statute at the time they committed the marijuana offense

  • Maintains existing expungement requirements: 20-year waiting period for felonies, 10-year waiting period for misdemeanors after completing sentence/probation/parole, no subsequent convictions, and restitution paid

  • Act's effectiveness is contingent upon passage of a constitutional amendment or statutory enactment legalizing marijuana in Missouri

Legislative Description

Allows marijuana convictions to be expunged for certain persons contingent upon the passage of a constitutional amendment or other statutory enactment legalizing marijuana

Last Action

Referred: Civil and Criminal Proceedings(H)

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Civil and Criminal Proceedings5/15/2015

Full Bill Text

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