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Committee pauses overhaul of expungement and juvenile-record access after lengthy testimony from law enforcement, advocates and families
Summary
Lawmakers held a package of expungement and criminal-history access measures after extended hearings where state police, chiefs, prosecutors, public defenders and child advocates warned of technical, privacy and system-capacity issues.
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee paused action on a package of bills that would change when and how adult and juvenile criminal records can be expunged and who — including law enforcement — may see expunged or juvenile records.
Sponsor Senator Michael Baldwin said the proposal responds to concerns about people with serious violent convictions obtaining expungements and to requests from law enforcement for more timely access to criminal histories. But testimony revealed broad disagreement about scope, privacy and technical feasibility.
Barbara Rosenberg of the Indiana State Police said her agency’s expungement unit processes tens of thousands of petitions annually and sometimes…
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