HB28 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chris EnglandRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Criminal records, expunged of, eligibility expanded to include add'l offenses and youthful offender adjudications, filing fees, distrib. of fees revised, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 15-27-3,15-27-4, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, 15-27-8 am'd.
Description: 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 convictions for misdemeanor criminal offenses, traffic violations, or municipal ordinance violations and certain Class C and Class D felony convictions, including those adjudicated as a youthful offender, under limited circumstances.
Also under existing law, the filing fee to expunge a criminal charge is $300.
This bill would provide for a filing fee of $500 for the expungement of criminal convictions.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary