House Bill 910 Summary

• First-time offenders automatically receive expungement orders upon completion of all sentence terms and conditions, restoring their legal status to pre-arrest standing.

• Court fees and costs for automatic expungement of first-time offender convictions are waived, and legal counsel must provide representation as pro bono service.

• Nonpublic records of expunged convictions are retained solely to determine first-offender status in subsequent proceedings.

• Amendments to Sections 41-29-150, 99-15-57, and 99-19-71 integrate automatic expungement provisions for first-time offenders into existing expungement law.

• Effective date is July 1, 2022.