Bill > A2154

Introduced Session

This bill would provide that no criminal conviction, arrest, or charge involving domestic violence could be expunged. Under current law, the court may order the records of a criminal conviction expunged under certain circumstances following an application by a person who has been convicted of a crime, disorderly persons offense, or petty disorderly persons offense. Certain serious crimes are barred by statute from expungement, including murder, kidnapping, human trafficking, sexual assault, and arson, among others. This bill would add all crimes and offenses involving domestic violence, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), to the list of crimes and offenses that are barred from expungement. Current law also provides that when a person is ultimately not convicted of a crime or offense following an arrest or charge, the court will automatically order the records of the arrest or charge expunged. This bill would make an exception if the underlying crime or offense involved domestic violence, thus barring such expungements.

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Sean Kean (R)*,  Michele Matsikoudis (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 02/07/2022)

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