HB360 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris England Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Criminal procedure, expungement, procedure authorized for individuals convicted of nonviolent offense who are later pardoned, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense, violation, traffic violation, or a municipal ordinance violation may file a petition for expungement under certain conditions, including when the charge is dismissed with prejudice and when the person has been found not guilty of the charge.

This bill would provide that a person may file a petition for expungement when the person has been granted a pardon by the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a nonviolent offense or when the person has been granted a pardon by a mayor for a nonviolent municipal ordinance violation.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses