Bill > HB442

This bill provides a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information from the Georgia Crime Information Center's records, which are used for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The bill requires the Georgia Crime Information Center to receive and store information on whether a person has been involuntarily hospitalized, but it also establishes a process for the person to petition the court that ordered the hospitalization to have the information removed from the center's records. The court must hold a hearing and consider various factors, including the person's mental health history, criminal history, and changes in their condition, before deciding whether to grant the petition and order the center to purge the information. The bill also places some restrictions on when a person can file such a petition.