Makes it organized retail theft, a Level 6 felony, for a person to exercise unauthorized control over the property of a retail merchant with the intent to directly or indirectly distribute the property for resale, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony if certain circumstances exist. Permits a person to petition for expungement of an arrest if no charges have been filed within one year of the arrest. (Under current law, the arrest is expunged without a petition after 180 days.) Requires a court, in granting a petition for expungement, to include in the order statutory language specifying that the person's civil rights are restored. Allows disclosure of expunged records to a school in connection with the employment of a person likely to have contact with a student. Specifies that an expunged record may not be destroyed or deleted. Repeals the requirement that certain acts taken by a prosecuting attorney are invalid without a seal. Makes conforming amendments and a technical correction.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Senate Bill (S): 34-24-1-1, 35-31.5-2-190, 35-38-9-1, 35-38-9-6, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-45-6-1, 35-47-2-7
Senate Bill (S): 34-24-1-1, 35-31.5-2-190, 35-38-9-1, 35-38-9-6, 35-44.1-3-10, 35-45-6-1, 35-47-2-7
Engrossed Senate Bill (S): 34-24-1-1, 35-31.5-2-190, 35-38-9-1, 35-38-9-6, 35-45-6-1, 35-47-2-7, 35-44.1-3-10
Senate Bill (H): 34-24-1-1, 35-31.5-2-115.5, 35-38-9-1, 35-38-9-6, 35-42-2-1, 35-44.1-2-2, 35-44.1-3-10, 35-45-6-1, 35-31.5-2-190, 35-47-2-7
Enrolled Senate Bill (S): 34-24-1-1, 35-38-9-1, 35-38-9-6, 35-45-6-1