MS SB2168

Allows a person convicted of a felony to petition for expunction of one conviction five years after successful completion of all sentence terms and conditions, provided all criminal fines and court costs have been paid.

Removes the previous list of ineligible felonies and replaces it with a single exclusion: felonies that are sex crimes listed in Section 45-33-23 cannot be expunged.

Requires the petitioner to provide ten days' written notice to the district attorney before any hearing and allows the court to grant the petition if the applicant is determined to be rehabilitated.

Permits only one felony expunction per person, with "one conviction" including all related convictions arising from a common nucleus of operative facts as determined by the court.

Takes effect July 1, 2020.