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Expungement of Criminal Records

 

The legislation calls for automatically expunging low-level cannabis convictions and for creating a Cannabis Expungement Board, which will review felonies for expungement or resentencing. Expungement seals a person’s conviction record, making the record not publicly accessible from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Sealing records is intended to remove barriers for people with cannabis-related offenses who are subject to a background check for a job or housing. 

Learn more at this news release: Automatic expungements of BCA records complete.

The Cannabis Expungement Board consists of the following members:

  • the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or a designee
  • the Attorney General or a designee
  • one public defender, appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the State Public Defender
  • the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee
  • one public member with relevant experience, appointed by the Governor

Learn more about the Cannabis Expungement Board.