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OK HB2397

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Sykes

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the waiting period for expungement of nonviolent felony charges dismissed after deferred judgment from 10 years to 5 years, and for misdemeanor convictions with imprisonment/suspended sentence/fines over $500 from 10 years to 5 years

  • Adds new expungement category for misdemeanor convictions where the person was sentenced to a fine under $501 without imprisonment or suspended sentence, the fine has been paid, and no felony conviction or pending charges exist

  • Creates new expungement eligibility for individuals charged, arrested, or subject to warrant for crimes committed by someone who stole their identity without consent

  • Makes DNA samples, records, and identifiable information inadmissible in prosecutions for crimes committed after the date such records should have been automatically expunged

  • Modifies criminal judgment records to require only the defendant's birth year (instead of full birth date) and last four digits of Social Security number; effective November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure; adding and modifying expungement categories; providing effective date.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 06/06/2016

5/27/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/10/2016
Judiciary and Civil Procedure2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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