Senate Bill 301 Summary

• Allows petitioners to expunge up to three nonviolent felonies (previously limited to one), with waiting periods of 10 years for a single felony or 20 years for two or three felonies.

• Expands the definition of "nonviolent felony" by removing impaired driving offenses from eligibility and clarifying exceptions related to assault-based offenses and drug trafficking.

• Permits public defenders or private attorneys to file expunction petitions on behalf of individuals under age 18 at time of offense, without requiring the person to file.

• Allows petitioners who previously received an expunction before December 1, 2021, to petition for additional nonviolent misdemeanors or up to two additional felonies if offenses were committed prior to the first expunction and within the same 24-month period.

• Authorizes access to confidential expunction records by joint request of district attorney and defendant to determine eligibility for conditional discharge in pending proceedings.