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Bill would seal first-offender records at sentencing instead of after sentence completion
Senate Rules Committee · March 10, 2026
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Summary
Representative Hagan told the committee HB162 would amend Georgia's first-offender law to seal records at sentencing, making the law function as a second-chance mechanism; judges would retain authority to unseal records for cause.
Representative Hagan asked the committee to consider House Bill 162 to modernize the first-offender act so that records are sealed and restricted at the time of sentencing rather than only after successful completion of a sentence.…
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