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House unanimously approves bill to allow expungement of some DCFS and juvenile court records
Summary
First substitute S.B.180 creates a process for petitioning juvenile court to expunge Division of Child and Family Services records and juvenile court records; the House passed the bill 70‑0 and it will be signed and returned to the Senate.
The Utah House unanimously approved first substitute Senate Bill 180 on May 5, a bill described on the floor as providing a process for petitioning juvenile court to expunge Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) records and, where appropriate, juvenile court records.
House sponsors explained that under current practice, a juvenile court expungement does not automatically remove a separate DCFS record; S.B.180 would allow the juvenile court to order expungement of DCFS records or juvenile court records or both as part of a single process. The sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce dual records that continue to affect individuals after juvenile court actions are resolved.
The House opened and closed voting and recorded a 70‑0 vote in favor; the bill will be signed by the Speaker Pro Tem and returned to the Senate for final action.
Key quote: "This bill... provides a process by which someone can ask the juvenile court to expunge a record at DCFS as well as expunge the record in juvenile court," the floor sponsor said.
