Ohio Senate Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 2 2007 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2007-07-02 - To Judiciary Criminal Justice
Pending: Senate Judiciary - Criminal Justice Committee

To amend sections 2937.06, 2947.07, 2953.32, 2953.321, 2953.33, 2953.35, 2953.36, 2953.52, 2953.53, 2953.54, and 2953.61 and to enact section 2953.322 of the Revised Code to modify the list of offenses the official records of which may not be sealed; to require a court to inform a defendant before accepting a guilty plea and before sentencing of the circumstances under which the official records in the case may be sealed; to require the sealing of the official records of a person who is found not guilty of an offense, who is the defendant named in a dismissed complaint, indictment, or information, or against whom a no bill is entered by a grand jury; to prohibit the release by private individuals or entities of information contained in sealed official records; and to permit certain offenders who are not first offenders to apply for an order sealing their official records.

Sealing of official records in criminal proceedings

Sen. Teresa Fedor [D]	Sen. Lance Mason [D]	Sen. Dale Miller [D]	Sen. Ray Miller [D]
Sen. Shirley Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2007-07-02		To Judiciary Criminal Justice
2007-07-02		Introduced to House

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_SB_197