MA H3251

Bill

Relative to expunged records not to be available for inspection

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to expunged records not to be available for inspection. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends a section of Massachusetts law to prohibit the availability of expunged criminal records for inspection by any person. Expungement is the process of sealing or removing a criminal record from public view, and this law ensures that once a record has been expunged pursuant to specific legal provisions, it cannot be accessed or inspected by anyone.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Tackey Chan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4604 (on 02/06/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3251

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3251
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3251.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1987	Preserving dates of birth from city and town records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1988	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3439	Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4604	Relative to expunged records	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Replaced by
S1048	Establishing the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2276	Relative to expungement from central registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To

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