NC H675

Allows persons convicted of certain nonviolent offenses (misdemeanors, Class H or I felonies) to petition for expunction if citizenship rights have been restored for at least seven years and they maintain a clean record.

Excludes from expunction eligibility offenses involving assault, firearm possession or use, sex offender registration, drug trafficking, residential burglary, and felony speeding to elude arrest or vehicular homicide.

Requires petitioners to submit affidavits of good behavior, verified affidavits from two unrelated character references, criminal history record checks, and proof of no outstanding restitution or civil judgments.

Permits courts to deny expunction petitions upon finding sufficient cause and requires law enforcement agencies and state departments to expunge records upon court order; limits expunction to once per person.

Establishes $150 filing fee ($75 to Department of Justice, $75 to Administrative Office of the Courts) and allows law enforcement and criminal justice training commissions to access expunction records for employment and certification purposes.