James Johnson
- Democratic
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This bill fixes a drafting error in Senate Bill 198 of the 148th General Assembly that inadvertently made it harder for juveniles to get mandatory expungements by adding the term ‘violent misdemeanor’ as an excepting factor that would prevent a youth from receiving an expungement. Previously, violent misdemeanors were never included in the state’s statute regarding mandatory expungements. The bill also strikes the definition of violent misdemeanor, which is no longer applicable to the state’s juvenile expungement statute.The phrase “sex offense” was added after the word “felony” for clarity and to mirror the definition in § 1016. No substantive change is made by this clarification.
Signed by Governor
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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