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Ways & Means committee reports S12 favorable; expands who may petition to seal criminal records, leaves DUI‑1 fee unchanged
Summary
The Ways & Means Committee voted 8‑0‑3 to report S12 — an act that expands which misdemeanor and some felony offenses are eligible for petitioning to seal criminal history records — while preserving the existing $90 fee for petitions to seal a first‑offense DUI (DUI‑1).
The Ways & Means Committee voted to report S12, an act relating to sealing criminal history records, finding the bill "favorable as received" after staff and fiscal briefing about how the measure would affect court workload and a narrow judicial special fund.
The bill expands the list of offenses for which a person may petition a court to seal (close) their criminal history, retains expungement in limited areas such as diversion, and preserves the existing $90 statutory fee charged only for petitions to seal a first‑offense DUI (DUI‑1), committee members were told.
"Sealing means that it's just that it's kind of closed up. People don't have access to it unless the general assembly has specifically allowed certain access for specific purposes. Expungement means that the record is gone. Literally is…
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