HB 2477 -- Expungement of Criminal Records

Sponsor:  Hughes

This bill authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records
including convictions for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or
nonviolent drug violation.  The expungement of a record is
allowed when at least four years has elapsed since the person
requesting expungement has completed his or her imprisonment,
period of probation, or period of parole and the person has
graduated from high school or received a general educational
development (GED) degree, graduated from an institution of higher
education with at least an associate's degree or maintained
employment with the same employer for at least two consecutive
years, completed 700 hours of community service, and has not been
convicted of or been placed on probation for any misdemeanor or
felony during the same period.

Any individual wanting to expunge a criminal record is required
to file a petition in the civil division of the circuit court
naming as defendants all entities whom the petitioner has reason
to believe may possess the record.  The court must schedule a
hearing on the expungement petition no sooner than 30 days from
the filing of the petition and must give reasonable notice of the
hearing to each official agency or other entity named in the
petition.  If a court grants the order of expungement, the court
records and files maintained in any administrative or court
proceeding for any offense ordered expunged will be confidential
and only available to the parties or by order of the court for
good cause.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm