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Senate advances automatic expungement measure for low‑risk offenses

Utah State Senate · March 13, 2019
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Summary

Senate passed Third Substitute House Bill 431 to make certain low‑harm, low‑risk convictions eligible for automatic expungement after a defined waiting period, with notice to prosecuting agencies; motion passed 27–0 with two absent.

The Utah Senate passed Third Substitute House Bill 431, which sponsors described as an effort to streamline expungement for people with low‑risk, nonviolent convictions.

Senator Thatcher, sponsor, said the bill seeks to make automatic expungements available for certain low‑harm offenses once the required waiting period has passed without new offenses. The bill requires that the prosecuting agency receive notification and be given an…

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