Bill > A06906

This bill creates the Office of Expungement and Automatic Sealing within the Division of Criminal Justice Services to help individuals with certain eligible criminal convictions clear their records. The office will have several key responsibilities, including informing defendants and their attorneys about opportunities to seal or expunge eligible convictions, ensuring these processes are completed accurately and promptly, advocating for individuals with eligible convictions, advising state leadership on the impacts of record sealing, and developing guidelines and best practices for the sealing and expungement process. An "eligible conviction" is defined as a conviction that can be sealed or expunged under specific sections of criminal procedure law (sections 160.50, 160.55, 160.58, or 160.59). The bill requires other state agencies to cooperate with the new office to help it effectively perform its duties. The legislation will go into effect 180 days after becoming law, giving state agencies time to prepare for the new office's establishment and operations.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6906