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Defender General opposes shifting diversion records from expungement to sealing, cites limits of internet-era remedies
Summary
In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, the Defender General argued H566s move toward sealing rather than expungement would leave people vulnerable because online reporting often persists; he said his office will continue to favor expungement, particularly for juveniles and deferred sentences.
At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 4, the Defender General (Matt) urged the panel to preserve expungement for diversion and related contexts and criticized efforts to substitute sealing for expungement.
Matt told the committee his office has long favored expungement over sealing "for exactly the reasons that I just talked about" regarding public access: sealing can create a legal fiction (records still exist and remain discoverable in many…
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