HB 647

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Convictions, certain, and police and court records; petition for reclassification or expungement.

Abstract

Petition for reclassification or expungementof certain convictions and police and court records. Allows a person who has been convicted of (i) a felony or misdemeanor offensethat has been decriminalized or otherwise made lawful or (ii) a felonyoffense that has been statutorily reduced to a misdemeanor offensesince the conviction of such person to file a petition requesting(a) expungement of the police records and the court records relatingto any misdemeanor or felony charge that has been decriminalizedor otherwise made lawful or (b) reclassification of the police recordsand the court records relating to a felony offense that has been statutorily reduced to a misdemeanor offense. The bill requires thecourt to enter an order reclassifying the offense, in the case ofa felony offense that has been statutorily reduced to a misdemeanoroffense, or requiring the expungement of the police and court recordsof an offense that has been decriminalized or otherwise made lawful,if the court finds that the offense for which the person was convictedhas since been decriminalized or otherwise made lawful, or has beenstatutorily reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor offense.

Bill Sponsors (2)

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Dec 04, 2020

House

Left in Courts of Justice

Jan 31, 2020

House

Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice

Jan 29, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB647)

Jan 06, 2020

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100841D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100841D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB647F122.PDF PDF

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