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Senate panel advances bill to seal case, warrant and subpoena records after filing
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Senate Bill 204, which would require case, warrant and subpoena information to be sealed when a criminal or juvenile offender case is filed and a warrant is sought; the bill was amended to explicitly permit disclosure to law enforcement for execution of warrants and subpoenas.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote advanced Senate Bill 204, which would require that when a criminal or juvenile offender case is filed and an arrest warrant is sought the case, associated warrant information and subpoenas be sealed until the warrant is executed or denied.
Proponents told the committee the change is intended to close gaps created by the state's new Odyssey court management system and to protect victims, witnesses and law enforcement. "This is an important bill that basically plugged some holes from issues created from the new statewide…
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