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MS SB2792

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joey Fillingane

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires judges to expunge arrest records when charges were dropped, the case was dismissed, no disposition was entered, or the person was found not guilty at trial

  • Amends five sections of Mississippi Code (9-23-23, 9-27-19, 63-11-30, 99-19-71, and 99-15-26) to add mandatory expungement provisions

  • Applies to intervention courts, mental health treatment courts, DUI cases, and general criminal cases across justice, county, circuit, and municipal courts

  • Changes expungement from petition-based to judge-mandated for qualifying cases where no conviction resulted

  • Maintains existing expungement restrictions for DUI convictions, including the prohibition on expunging implied consent violations

Legislative Description

Expungement; authorize for arrest records in cases where charges were dropped, no disposition entered, or findings of not guilty.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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