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Finance committee questions DUI sealing fee as it confirms two appointments
Summary
The Vermont Senate Committee on Finance reviewed a 37‑page criminal history record sealing bill and questioned a $90 fee for DUI sealing petitions, while confirming appointments to the State Infrastructure Bond Bank and the Vermont Economic Development Authority.
The Vermont Senate Committee on Finance on Oct. 12 reviewed a draft criminal history record‑sealing bill and questioned a $90 fee tied to DUI sealing petitions as it also moved to confirm two gubernatorial appointments.
The committee heard a summary of the 37‑page bill from legislative counsel and technical analysis from Joint Fiscal, then discussed whether the existing $90 fee for DUI‑related sealing petitions remains justified and whether it should be expanded or eliminated.
The bill, as described to the committee, expands the set of nonviolent offenses that may be eligible for sealing and consolidates much of the current sealing/expungement framework into a single process. Michelle (Office of Legislative Counsel) told the committee that "it is 37 pages long, and it gets deep in the weeds on procedure." Christopher (Joint Fiscal) said…
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