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SB 980: Expunging and Sealing Criminal History Records

GENERAL BILL by Bracy

Expunging and Sealing Criminal History Records; Establishing a nonjudicial expunction process within the Department of Law Enforcement for specified criminal history records; providing that an expunction under this section has the same effect as a record expunged under s. 943.0585, F.S.; providing that any reference to any other chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of incorporation by reference; providing jurisdiction of the courts over expunction procedures, etc. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 110
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 110
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 980, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2017 at 2:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 611 Expunging and Sealing Criminal History Records Pritchett Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    776.09 Retention of records pertaining to persons found to be acting in lawful self-defense; expunction of criminal history records. Page 22 (pdf)
    790.23 Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful. Page 22 (pdf)
    943.053 Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees. Page 23 (pdf)
    943.0582 Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court diversion program expunction. Page 25 (pdf)
    943.0584 Page 3 (pdf)
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 8 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 15 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 27 (pdf)
    948.16 Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial veterans’ treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial mental health court program. Page 29 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 30 (pdf)
    985.04 Oaths; records; confidential information. Page 32 (pdf)
    985.045 Court records. Page 32 (pdf)
    985.345 Delinquency pretrial intervention programs. Page 33 (pdf)

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