Bill > S810

This bill aims to expand the expungement, meaning the permanent erasure or destruction, of certain criminal and delinquency records. Firstly, it allows for the expungement of records for individuals who were falsely accused due to errors in identification, fraud on the court, or negligence by law enforcement or court staff, and these expunged records will allow individuals to answer "no record" on employment applications regarding prior arrests or convictions. Secondly, it establishes a process for individuals adjudicated as youthful offenders to request the sealing of their criminal court appearance and disposition records after five years, provided they have no subsequent offenses, and these sealed records will also allow them to answer "no record" on employment applications. Finally, it mandates that records sealed under the youthful offender provisions will be expunged by the commissioner of probation five years after sealing, or ten years after a person's eighteenth birthday if they were eligible but did not petition to seal their record, with similar provisions for answering "no record" on employment applications.