SF0018 • 2015

Expungement of misdemeanors.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing for the expungement of records of conviction of misdemeanors as specified; repealing related provisions; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Case
Last action: 2015-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2015

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Amendments

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SF0018H2001

2nd reading • Throne

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Throne

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SF0018JC001

Conference Committee

S Adopted, H Adopted

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SF0018SS001

Standing Committee • SJudiciary

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SJudiciary

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Bill History

2015-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0063
2015-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0063
2015-03-04 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0063
2015-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0063
2015-03-03 House
H Adopted SF0018JC001: 59-0-1-0-0
2015-03-02 Senate
S Adopted SF0018JC001: 28-1-1-0-0
2015-02-26 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2015-02-25 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2015-02-24 Senate
S Concur:Failed 0-19-11-0-0
2015-02-24 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2015-02-24 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2015-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-23 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-02-20 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-19 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-19 House
Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2015-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2015-01-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-26 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-1-0-0
2015-01-23 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-01-22 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-01-22 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2015-01-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-01-21 Senate
Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-01-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2015-01-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2014-12-22 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0018
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0282

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 63

Chapter No.:
164

Prime Sponsor:
Case

Catch Title:
Expungement of misdemeanors.

Subject:
Expungement of misdemeanors.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, a person convicted of a specified misdemeanor may petition the convicting court for an expungement of the records of conviction if:
At least 5 years have passed since the expiration of the terms of sentence imposed by the court;
The petitioner has not previously pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere
to or been convicted of certain misdemeanors; and
The misdemeanor sought to be expunged did not involve the use or attempted use of a firearm.

This bill removes the limitation on which misdemeanors may be expunged.

Th
e
bill specifies the number of years to have passed since the expiration of the terms of sentence imposed in order to expunge a misdemeanor record is 5 years for non
-
status offenses and 1 year for status offenses
.
.
Th
e
bill repeals the requirement that the petitioner had not previously pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere
to or been convicted of certain misdemeanors.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0018

ENROLLED ACT NO. 63,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing for the expungement of records of conviction of misdemeanors as specified; repealing related provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 7
‑
13
‑
1501
(
a)(intro) and (
i
)

is amended to read:

7
‑
13
‑
1501
.

Petition for
expungement
of records of conviction of misdemeanors; filing fee; notice; objections; hearing; definitions.

(a)

A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been convicted of a misdemeanor
under W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
501(
a) or (b), 6
‑
2
‑
504(a), 6
‑
2
‑
510(a), 6
‑
2
‑
511(a) or 6
‑
6
‑
102, or those same misdemeanors arising out of the same occurrence or related course of events,
may petition the convicting court for an
expungement
of the records of conviction, subject to the following limitations:

(
i
)

At least five (5) years have passed
for
nonstatus
offenses and at least one (1) year has passed for status offenses as defined by W.S. 7
‑
1
‑
107(b)(iii)
since the expiration of the terms of sentence imposed by the court, including any periods of probation or the completion of any program ordered by the court;

Section 2
.

W.S. 7
‑
13
‑
1501(
a)(ii) is repealed.

Section
3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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