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Senate adopts amendment to House Bill 21 aimed at clarifying 'single criminal episode' for expungement certificates
Summary
Senators adopted Amendment No.2 to HB21 to give the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) an objective standard for identifying a 'single criminal episode' when issuing certificates required to open expungement proceedings. Sponsors said the change aims to reduce arbitrary denials by BCI; some senators urged more time to digest the amendment and its effects.
The Senate adopted Amendment No.2 to House Bill 21 on Wednesday, a change intended to clarify when multiple charges constitute a single criminal episode for purposes of obtaining the BCI certificate that starts the expungement process.
Senator Hilliard, who moved the amendment, said the change does not grant expungements but gives BCI an objective standard for issuing the certificate…
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