Existing law authorizes certain victims convicted of certain offenses to petition the court to vacate a judgment of conviction against the victim and seal all documents relating to the case. Under existing law, such offenses include: (1) any crime under the laws of this State, other than a crime of violence; or (2) a violation of a county, city or town ordinance for loitering for the purposes of solicitation or prostitution. (NRS 179.247) Section 1 of this bill: (1) expands the list of offenses under which a victim of human trafficking may petition the court to vacate a judgment of conviction and seal all documents relating to the case to include any crime under the laws of this State and any violation of a county, city or town ordinance; and (2) revises the applicable criminal procedure. Section 3 of this bill provides that the changes in section 1 apply: (1) retroactively to any conviction obtained before the effective date of this bill; (2) to any conviction obtained on or after the effective date of this bill; and (3) to a petition filed on or after the effective date of this bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 179.247
Reprint 1: 179.247
Reprint 2: 179.247
As Enrolled: 179.247
BDR: 179.247