SB174 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tom Whatley
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Expungement of criminal records, authorized for youthful offenders, Sec. 15-27-2.1 added
Description: Under existing law, a person charged with a crime that is committed when he or she is under the age of 19 may be charged as a youthful offender.
Also under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony 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 provide for the expungement of the criminal record of a youthful offender.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary