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Committee passes bill to require 10-year wait to seal felony DWI records, matching misdemeanors
Summary
Representative Carol Dolby told the Judiciary Committee that House Bill 1352 closes a gap in prior record-sealing law so felony DWI convictions follow the same 10-year waiting period as misdemeanor DWIs; committee members asked how sealing affects employers and enhanced penalties, then passed the bill.
Representative Carol Dolby (District 100) presented House Bill 1352, explaining it addresses an unintended effect of a previous record-sealing law: some unclassified felonies, including felony fourth or fifth DWI, could be sealed immediately upon sentence completion while misdemeanor DWIs required a 10-year…
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