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MS SB2209

Bill

Status

Failed

3/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Giles Ward

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands felony expunction eligibility to include receiving stolen property under Section 97-17-70 as one of the offenses eligible for expunction five years after sentence completion.

  • Raises the age threshold for juvenile felony expunction from under 18 years to under 21 years old at time of offense.

  • Clarifies that misdemeanor expunction applies to convictions that are not traffic violations for first offenders.

  • Maintains restrictions on expunction for violent felonies, sexual offenses, murder, manslaughter, carjacking, burglary, cyberstalking, and drug distribution-related felonies.

  • Effective date: July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Expunction of felony; revise.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B2/26/2015
Judiciary, Division B1/16/2015

Full Bill Text

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