MS HB1059

Allows any person convicted of a felony that is not a crime of violence to petition for expungement 5 years after completing all terms and conditions of their sentence.

Requires the convicted person to have paid all criminal fines and court costs imposed in the sentence before becoming eligible for expungement.

Limits expungement eligibility to one felony conviction per person, with "one conviction" including all charges arising from the same facts as determined by the court.

Requires the petitioner to provide 10 days' written notice to the district attorney before any hearing, and the court must determine if the applicant is rehabilitated before granting the petition.

Effective July 1, 2021.