MA S845

Bill

Relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and juveniles

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and juveniles. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to expand the expungement of records for individuals who have been falsely accused and for juveniles. Specifically, it allows the courts to immediately order the expungement of records for individuals who have been falsely accused due to errors in identification, intentionally false statements, or negligence by law enforcement and court staff. For juveniles, the bill allows for the sealing of criminal records after five years if certain conditions are met, and the subsequent expungement of those sealed records after an additional five years. The bill also specifies that expunged records cannot be used against individuals in future employment or legal proceedings.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (15)

Mike Barrett (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jason Lewis (D), Brian Murray (D), Denise Provost (D), Chynah Tyler (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170 (on 10/02/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S845

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S845
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S845.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1206	Preserving dates of birth from city and town records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1208	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H2270	Relative to juvenile violence	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2673	Relative to restricted vital records	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H745	Relative to juvenile intimidation of witnesses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H760	Relative to second chances for youthful offenders	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H928	Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1702	Enhancing access to electronic public records	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2170	Relative to criminal justice reform	Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended, see S2185	Replaced by
S704	Protecting public higher education student information	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S801	Relative to law-enforcement access to communications records	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S814	Ensuring prisoners convicted of committing first-degree murder as a juvenile a meaningful opportunity to be heard at parole hearings	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S844	Defining court administrative records as public records	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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MA S845

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