Committee backs bill to raise expungement eligibility threshold
Summary
House Bill 3184 would increase the maximum penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement from $500 (or 30 days) to $1,000, broadening the number of crimes that can be expunged; the committee approved a favorable report.
Mr. Weeks told the committee that H.3184 would change the statutory threshold so more offenses qualify for expungement.
"This bill would raise the maximum penalty to $1,000 and, therefore, increase the number of crimes eligible for expungement," Mr. Weeks said. Committee members took no amendments and the committee moved the bill forward with a favorable report by voice vote.
The change would let people with convictions for higher-penalty misdemeanor offenses seek expungement under the statute’s revised cap; the transcript records committee approval but does not include a roll-call tally.
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