Bill > HB5957

This bill amends the 1965 Act that provides for setting aside certain criminal convictions. The key provisions are: 1. Allows more than one conviction to be treated as a single conviction for the purposes of petitioning to set aside, if the convictions were contemporaneous and did not involve assaultive crimes, use of dangerous weapons, or crimes with a maximum penalty of 10 or more years' imprisonment. 2. Changes the time periods required before being eligible to apply to set aside convictions, making them shorter for some types of convictions. Removes the requirement that the applicant have no new convictions during the applicable time period. 3. Allows applications to set aside misdemeanor marijuana convictions to be filed starting on April 11, 2021, and creates a rebuttable presumption that the conviction was for conduct that would not have been a crime after the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan. 4. Makes other procedural changes to the process for applying to set aside convictions. The overall effect of this bill is to expand eligibility and streamline the process for individuals to have certain criminal convictions set aside, particularly for less serious offenses.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5957