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House moves to a largely ‘sealing’ regime for criminal records with S.12; third reading ordered
Summary
The House proposed to the Senate to amend S.12 and ordered third reading of a comprehensive revision to Vermont’s criminal record clearance law that shifts most cases to a sealing regime with specified waiting periods and limited exceptions.
The House proposed to the Senate to amend S.12 and ordered third reading after floor review of the Judiciary Committee’s strike-all amendment. S.12 revises Vermont law for criminal history record clearance by moving from a two-track system of expungement and sealing to primarily a sealing regime with limited carve-outs for expungement.
House Judiciary committee members described the bill as an attempt to simplify a complex, piecemeal body of law. The committee’s amendment updates definitions, revises the list of qualifying offenses (primarily misdemeanors and a limited set of nonviolent felonies), and establishes waiting periods: generally three years after completing sentence for qualifying…
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