HB497 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan Baker Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Expungement of criminal records, expanded to include all felony offenses subject to a successful malicious prosecution civil claim, Sec. 15-27-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and felony offenses, excluding violent offenses, may petition the circuit court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets other limited conditions.

This bill would expand the expungement of criminal records to include all felony charges, including violent offenses, that are the subject of successful malicious or frivolous prosecution civil claims.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses