SB 151 Summary

• Authorizes district attorneys to destroy felony case records and related investigation files after 10 years of inactivity, with discretion to microfilm or digitally store them instead.

• Permits destruction of misdemeanor and traffic case records and related investigation files after 5 years of inactivity, with discretion to microfilm or digitally store them instead.

• Allows destruction of juvenile case records after 10 years of inactivity and civil case records after 10 years of inactivity, with option to retain microfilm or digital copies.

• Authorizes district attorneys to use microfilm or computer-generated copies as official records in place of destroyed original files for all purposes.

• Makes statutory language gender neutral by changing "his" to "his or her" in relevant sections, effective November 1, 2011.