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Senate accepts conference compromise on sealing criminal history records, narrows access and adds statewide policy
Summary
The Senate adopted the conference report on S.12, sealing and expungement reforms that preserve many Senate protections while allowing criminal-justice access to sealed records, require court orders for non–criminal-justice disclosures, and direct a statewide policy and notice requirements.
The Vermont Senate accepted and adopted the committee of conference report on S.12, the bill addressing sealing and expungement of criminal history records, after conferees described a compromise that preserves judicial protections while creating operational rules and notice requirements.
Senator from Wyndham, reporting the conference outcome, said the conference maintained much of the Senate’s position while agreeing to several House amendments intended to reduce petitioner burden and require clearer notice to individuals about the practical effects of sealing.
The report adds a requirement (per an amendment the reporter attributed to the Secretary of State) that an order of sealing be sent to Vermont entities provided by the petitioner and to entities required to receive notice under the cited statutory provisions. The conference…
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