AN ACT TO REVISE THE FRESH START ACT OF 2019; TO AMEND SECTION 73-77-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A LICENSING AUTHORITY FROM REQUIRING AN INDIVIDUAL TO DISCLOSE AN ARREST THAT WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY A CONVICTION, A NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANOR, A CONVICTION THAT WAS SEALED, ANNULLED, DISMISSED, EXPUNGED, PARDONED, OVERTURNED OR VACATED, OR A CONVICTION THAT OCCURRED MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO; TO AMEND SECTION 73-77-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY OFFER EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION TO A LICENSING AUTHORITY WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL PETITIONS THE LICENSING AUTHORITY REGARDING WHETHER HIS OR HER CRIMINAL RECORD WILL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL FROM OBTAINING A LICENSE; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE APPLICATION FOR THE PETITION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS AVAILABLE ONLINE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 73-77-7, 73-77-9