SC S0428

Allows defendants with multiple fraudulent check convictions in magistrates court within a three-year period to apply for expungement of arrest records and convictions after ten years from the last conviction, provided full restitution is made and no additional convictions under this section occur

Limits the multiple conviction expungement provision to misdemeanor offenses only and restricts individuals to using this expungement right only once

Adds multiple misdemeanor fraudulent check offenses to the list of crimes eligible for expungement under Section 17-22-910

Requires law enforcement or prosecution agencies to destroy arrest records of persons arrested due to mistaken identity within 180 days after investigation confirms the error, with no fees charged

Mandates that mistaken identity arrest records, including booking records, warrants, mug shots, and fingerprints, be retained under seal for three years and 120 days for investigative purposes but remain exempt from public disclosure