NJ A1916

Expands eligibility for human trafficking victims to vacate and expunge criminal records beyond just prostitution-related offenses to include nearly all convictions, excluding murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, child luring, and sexual assault

Allows victims to seek expungement of DNA records and identifiable information from the State DNA Database through a separate but simultaneous application

Requires all applications and supporting documents to remain sealed and confidential, with distribution limited to specified law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts

Applications are deemed unopposed if no objection is filed within 60 days, and victims may appear remotely by telephone or video link for any required court appearances

Victims of first or second degree crimes committed by the trafficking victim must be given opportunity to submit written impact statements, though prosecutors may waive notification if the victim was the trafficker or notification could endanger the petitioner