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Committee reviews S109 edits: task force scope narrowed, sealed‑record use loosened for criminal justice agencies
Summary
Legislative counsel reviewed a second draft of an amendment to S109 that removes relief from abuse orders from a task force’s study list and alters use and access rules for sealed records, including permitting certain uses by criminal justice actors and changing outcomes for deferred sentences.
Eric Fitzpatrick of the Office of Legislative Council told the House Judiciary Committee on May 9 that editorial and substantive edits to the S109 amendment were complete and described several substantive changes affecting task force scope and sealed records.
Fitzpatrick said the amendment removes “relief from abuse orders” from the list of issues a judicial representation task force will study; the task force will now focus on “improved legal representation for children and families who are involved in judicial or…
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