Bill > SB347

This bill creates new provisions relating to the expungement of certain criminal records in Missouri. The key provisions include: 1. Automatic expungement without petition starting August 28, 2025, for certain offenses, including suspended sentences, infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies that meet specified time and eligibility requirements. This applies retroactively to past arrests, charges, trials, and convictions. 2. Limits on the total number of offenses that can be expunged under this law and the existing expungement law, with exceptions for certain elderly individuals. 3. Processes for the Office of State Courts Administrator to identify eligible records, transmit them to the courts for expungement, and notify relevant agencies when records are expunged. 4. Restrictions on credit bureaus reporting expunged criminal records and provisions for consumer protection and employer immunity. 5. Creation of the Missouri Expungement Fund to cover implementation and system upgrade costs related to these new expungement provisions.