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Panel advances bill to raise expungement threshold from $500 to $1,000
Summary
House Judiciary Committee favorably reported H.3184, which would raise the maximum penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement from a $500 maximum (or 30 days) to $1,000, expanding eligibility.
The House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to H.3184, a bill that would increase the maximum-penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement.
Mr. Weeks said current law limits expungement to crimes carrying a maximum penalty of $500 or 30 days in jail; H.3184 would raise that threshold to $1,000, making more low-level offenses eligible for expungement.
Committee members recorded the favorable report by voice vote. No amendments were offered during the committee floor discussion recorded in the transcript.
The change would broaden expungement eligibility for qualifying offenses under state law and now moves forward from committee.
