SB152 H FIN AMT

Chakmakian 3260

The Committee on Finance moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 152 - - “A Bill to repeal §61-11B-1, §61-11B-2, §61-11B-3, §61-11B-4, and §61-11B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §61-11-26 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-11-26a, all relating generally to expungement of certain convictions; eliminating statutory authority to reduce certain felonies to misdemeanor status; authorizing those who have used statutory authority to reduce certain felonies to misdemeanors to seek expungement; defining terms; eliminating age limitations for petitioners seeking to expunge certain misdemeanors; expanding eligibility for criminal expungement to persons convicted of certain nonviolent felonies or multiple misdemeanors; providing exclusions from eligibility; establishing time limitations for filing a petition for expungement; creating petition requirements and court procedure for evaluating petitions for orders of expungement for expungable offenses; clarifying disclosure requirements with respect to the information sealed pursuant to an order of expungement, including exemptions; providing standard for inspection of sealed records; establishing fees, including when fees are waived; clarifying that an order of expungement does not reinstate eligibility for certain benefits lost due to expunged conviction; providing time limitations for filing petitions of expungement after completion of certain drug treatment or job training; and making technical changes.”

Adopted

Rejected