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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1058 194th (Current)

An Act relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1058) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to expunge juvenile and young adult records. The Judiciary.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Cynthia Stone Creem
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
This bill would expand eligibility for juvenile expungement in several ways and make it possible for more people to access its benefits. Notably, this legislation would limit offenses that are ineligible for juvenile expungement to convictions resulting in death or serious bodily injury or specified sex offenses. It would also exclude non-convictions and non-adjudications from the eligibility restrictions based on the number of charges or cases. In addition, this bill would prohibit law enforcement from sending the fingerprint information obtained through juvenile arrests to the FBI, unless it is to submit a sealing or expungement order. This bill would also remove the provision of G.L. c. 119, § 60A that requires certain youthful offender records to be open to the public.  And, notably, this legislation would require the state to annually report on expungement petitions, so we have the data we need to understand how our expungement laws are working in practice.
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