Kentucky House Bill 138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-03 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow a felony record to be expunged under specified circumstances; amend KRS 431.078, relating to misdemeanor expungement, to begin the five-year waiting period from the date of adjudication of the offense; amend KRS 527.040, relating to possession of a firearm by a felon, to exempt individuals who have had their felony records expunged; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a confidential index of expungement orders for the preparation of presentence investigations.

AN ACT relating to criminal record expungement.

Rep. Larry Clark [D]

Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]

Rep. Arnold Simpson [D]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-03		to Judiciary (H)
2012-01-03		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB138.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB138/bill.doc