expungement. (172) If the charges are filed and then dropped, applicants
In the three states where clearing the record is discretionary,
expungement is irregular and possibly random.
"The last mentioned applications are considered by the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, meaning,
expungement of criminal records.
Cory Booker of New Jersey supports legalization and record
expungement.
The Arkansas Marijuana
Expungement Amendment (AMEA) would allow people with marijuana convictions "involving marijuana paraphernalia or less than 16 ounces of marijuana to petition a court for release from incarceration, reduction of sentence,
expungement of the conviction and/or restoration of rights."
Advocates of
expungement have also flagged that there are certain situations when pardoned records could be reinstated.
Joe Vitale, D-19th District, said lawmakers were eyeing a plan to merge the decriminalization and
expungement bills, given that the approval of the latter would allow individuals to apply to have their records clear, though it would be for an offense still illegal under state law.
Expungement refers to a process used to remove criminal convictions from the state's online records.
All of them put the onus on prohibition's victims to seek the sealing or
expungement of their criminal records, a process that can be complicated, expensive, and time-consuming.
This Note evaluates the evolution of Missouri's
expungement law.
In its ongoing effort to assist pro se litigants, the Minnesota Judicial Branch has posted a 16-chapter video tutorial on how to file for a criminal record
expungement.
