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House approves expedited expungement for some cases, waives fee in select circumstances
Summary
Substitute HB53 allows immediate expungement in extraordinary circumstances, waives the $50 expungement fee in those instances, requires service on the Department of Corrections for convicted petitioners and exempts certain licensing investigations from expungement; the bill passed the House and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House passed substitute House Bill 53 on a 70‑0 recorded vote, advancing provisions to allow immediate expungement and to remove the typical $50 fee in certain circumstances.
Sponsor Representative Jones opened by describing a wrongful arrest case that motivated the measure, noting a man held in jail for about a month lost his job…
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