Indiana House Bill 1163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-16 - Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provides that if postconviction DNA testing is favorable to a convicted person and if the court orders the release of the person after December 31, 2007, the records and other information of the sentencing court, a juvenile court, a court of appeals, and the supreme court concerning the person's offense shall be permanently sealed and the court that ordered the release shall do the following concerning records and information that are related to the offense: (1) Order any entity that incarcerated, provided treatment for, or provided other services for the person to destroy all records they possess concerning the person's incarceration, treatment, or services. (2) Order any central repository for criminal history information to not to place or retain any information concerning the person's arrest for or conviction of the offense in the central repository. (3) Seal any records the court possesses concerning the offense and any proceeding related to the offense. Allows certain persons to gain access to records that were sealed if the persons show good cause for the unsealing of the records. Specifies that if a court orders that the records of the person who was released be sealed, the person: (1) may obtain a copy of the court order; (2) shall be treated for all purposes as if the person had not been arrested for or convicted of the offense; and (3) may legally state on an application for employment or any other document that the person has not been arrested for or convicted of the offense.

Expungement of records of certain convictions.

Rep. Ralph Foley [R]

Rep. Clyde Kersey [D]

Rep. Vernon Smith [D]

Rep. Vern Tincher [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
2010-02-15		Senators Lanane, Broden, Randolph and Taylor added as cosponsors
2010-02-08		First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
2010-02-02		Senate sponsors: Senators Steele, Skinner and Bray
2010-02-02		Referred to the Senate
2010-02-02		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: Yeas 95, Nays 0
2010-02-01		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2010-01-25		Representatives Foley and V. Smith added as coauthors
2010-01-25		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2010-01-07		First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2010-01-07		Coauthored by Representative Kersey
2010-01-07		Authored by Representative Tincher

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1163
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1163.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HB/HB1163.1.html