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Senate approves amendment to allow expungement of fines and fees for dismissed charges
Summary
The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 62 as amended, adding language to expunge fines, fees and interest tied to arrests when charges are dismissed; sponsor said the change is minor and CCJJ does not oppose. The bill passed 26-0 with three absent and will be transmitted to the House.
Utah senators on the floor approved an amendment to First Substitute Senate Bill 62 that clarifies courts would expunge fines, fees and interest tied to arrests if the underlying criminal charges are later dismissed.
Senator Weiler, who introduced the amendment, told colleagues it “basically addresses fines, fees, and interest” and clarifies that those amounts “would also be…
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