HB16

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HB 16/LM (BR 35) - R. Wilkey, C. Belcher, R. Meeks, R. Palumbo, A. Simpson, R. Webb, S. Westrom

     AN ACT relating to criminal record expungement.
     Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to allow persons convicted of one Class D felony or a series of Class D felonies arising out of a single event to petition to have their records expunged; amend KRS 431.078, relating to misdemeanor expungements, to change the application fee from $25 to $50 dollars and to begin the five-year waiting period from the date of adjudication of the offense; amend KRS 527.040 to exempt individuals who have had their records expunged from the statute on a felon in possession of a firearm; create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for utilization in the preparation of presentence investigations.

HB 16 - AMENDMENTS


     HFA (1, B. Montell) - Amend to prohibit expungements for persons who served a sentence of incarceration after the entry of a judgment of conviction.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

     Oct 4-To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary
     Jan 2-introduced in House
     Jan 3-to Judiciary (H)
     Feb 6-posting waived
     Feb 7-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Feb 8-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2007
     Feb 9-floor amendment (1) filed
     Mar 6-floor amendment (1) withdrawn


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