This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary to implement statutory changes recommended by the Criminal Records Review Committee established in Resolve 2023, chapter 103. The joint standing committee has not taken a position on the substance of this bill. By reporting this bill out, the joint standing committee is not suggesting and does not intend to suggest that it agrees or disagrees with any aspect of this bill; instead, the joint standing committee is reporting the bill out for the sole purpose of having a bill printed that can be referred to the joint standing committee for an appropriate
43 public hearing and subsequent processing in the normal course. The joint standing
44 committee is taking this action to ensure clarity and transparency in the legislative review
45 of the proposals contained in the bill. This bill implements several recommendations of the Criminal Records Review Committee. The bill amends the laws governing the filing of post-judgment motions to seal criminal history information by:
1. Allowing the sealing of criminal history record information related to convictions for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, regardless of the class of the offenses;
2. Allowing the sealing of criminal history record information related to convictions for any violation of the criminal laws governing drugs, except a conviction for the Class A crime of aggravated trafficking or any conviction for a crime that involved the use of a firearm;
3. Allowing the sealing of convictions for all current and former Class D crimes, except specifically enumerated crimes involving violence; and
4. Clarifying that a person may file a motion to seal the criminal history record information for more than one criminal conviction as long as the person satisfies the statutory prerequisites for each conviction to be sealed.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1919, HP 1280: 15.2261, 15.2262, 15.2263