H788 Summary

• Permits expunction of misdemeanor boating violations alongside other eligible offenses, treating them similarly to traffic violations for expunction purposes.

• Bars expunction of convictions for driving while impaired (DWI) and boating while impaired, making these offenses ineligible for record expulsion.

• Expands Certificate of Relief eligibility to individuals convicted of criminal offenses no higher than Class G felonies (previously limited to two Class G, H, or I felonies/misdemeanors).

• Creates new expunction option for youthful drug offenders: allows expunction of up to two drug possession or paraphernalia convictions for individuals under 25 at offense time, with 10-year waiting period and proof of being drug-free for one year.

• Simplifies expunction process for dismissed charges or not guilty findings by removing prior expunction history requirements from the judicial determination.