MA S980

Bill

MA S980

Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to expunge juvenile and young adult records. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the expungement of juvenile and young adult records in Massachusetts. It amends existing laws to broaden the eligibility criteria for expungement, including considerations such as the petitioner's age at the time of the offense, victimization, and evidence of rehabilitation or community service. The bill also requires the Office of the Commissioner of Probation to annually report on the number of petitions for sealing and expungement, as well as the number of allowances and denials. Additionally, it prohibits law enforcement agencies from transmitting fingerprints and records related to arrests of individuals under the age of criminal majority to federal agencies, except for the purpose of requesting record sealing or expungement.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (11)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Hinds (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2837 (on 04/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S980

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S980
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S980.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1515	To update expungement	No further action taken	Similar To
H1531	Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records	Accompanied a new draft, see S2837	Similar To
H1558	Clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records	No further action taken	Similar To
S1042	Relative to the expungement of non-convictions	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2837	Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S73	Relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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