Act No. 58 Page 1 of 1
2021
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Act No. 58 (S.7). Crimes and criminal procedures; criminal history records;
expungement
An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal
history records
This act makes some civil offenses eligible for petition-less expungement two
years after the satisfaction of the judgment and directs the Joint Legislative Justice
Oversight Committee to consider a policy to make all or most criminal history
records eligible for sealing or expungement (except for Big 12 offenses).
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 13-5301, 13-7601, 13-7602, 33-5119
As Passed By the Senate -- Official: 13-5301, 13-7601, 13-7602, 33-5119, 13-7282, 13-7607
As Passed By the Senate -- Unofficial: 13-5301, 13-7282, 13-7601, 13-7602, 13-7607, 33-5119
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 13-5301, 13-7601, 13-7602, 33-5119, 13-7282, 13-7607
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 13-5301, 13-7282, 33-5119
As Enacted: 13-5301, 13-7282, 33-5119