RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 580 (SB 116) 2024 Regular Session Jackson-Andrews
Existing law authorizes a person to file a motion to expunge his record of arrest and
conviction of a felony offense under the following circumstances:
(1) More than 10 years have elapsed since the person completed any sentence, deferred
adjudication, or period of probation or parole.
(2) The person has not been convicted of any other criminal offense during the 10-year
period.
(3) The person has no criminal charge pending against him.
Existing law requires that the motion for expungement include a certification obtained from
the district attorney verifying that the applicant has no convictions during the 10-year period
and no pending charges.
New law requires no felony conviction during the 10-year period immediately preceding the
motion to expunge. New law further provides that a person is eligible to have more than one
felony conviction expunged in a 10-year period if each conviction is otherwise eligible for
expungement under existing law.
New law otherwise retains existing law.
Existing law provides a form for the order of expungement to be used by the court.
New law retains the existing law form and adds a provision to conform it to new law relative
to noncapital felony convictions during the preceding 10-year period that do not bar
expungement.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 978(A)(2) and 992; adds C.Cr.P. Art. 978(F))