MS HB1554

Removes embezzlement convictions (Sections 97-11-25 and 97-23-19) from the list of felonies excluded from expungement eligibility.

Allows persons convicted of embezzlement to petition for expungement five (5) years after successfully completing all terms and conditions of their sentence, if they have paid all fines and court costs.

Maintains all other exclusions from expungement eligibility, including crimes of violence, arson, drug trafficking, repeat DUI offenses, felon in possession of firearm, sex offender registration failure, voyeurism, witness intimidation, and abuse of vulnerable persons.

Takes effect July 1, 2020.