Bill > SB2030

This bill modifies Oklahoma's criminal procedure concerning expungements, which is the sealing of criminal records, by expanding eligibility criteria and streamlining the process. Key changes include adding new categories for expungement, such as for certain misdemeanor convictions or nonviolent felony offenses that have been reclassified as misdemeanors, and allowing for the expungement of records arising from the same incident as a single conviction. It also introduces an online portal managed by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) for expedited expungement requests for specific eligible records, and clarifies that expunged records, while sealed from public view, may still be accessible to law enforcement for their purposes. The bill also adjusts the automatic expungement process for "clean slate eligible" records, which are records where all charges meet certain criteria, by removing a previous requirement for prosecuting and arresting agencies to object within a specific timeframe and instead directing the OSBI to provide a list of eligible cases directly to the courts for review and sealing. Finally, it sets an effective date for the act as November 1, 2026, and repeals the previous version of the relevant expungement statute.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb2030&Session=2600