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This bill, known as the Clean Slate Act of 2026, mandates that the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Judiciary automatically expunge, or remove from public view and central repositories, all criminal case records that meet specific criteria by July 1, 2028, and thereafter, on a monthly basis, expunge any newly eligible cases. The bill defines "disposition" as the outcome of a criminal charge, such as an acquittal, dismissal, or guilty plea, but excludes the sentence itself, and "expunge" as removing all references to a case from official records and public view. Cases eligible for this automatic expungement include those where all charges are listed under a specific section of law, are eligible for expungement under another section, and at least three years have passed since the disposition, or cases with certain misdemeanor convictions (excluding second-degree assault and domestically related crimes) where at least seven years have passed since the disposition, provided no new crimes were committed during that period.

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