Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session
Relating to: expungement of nonfelony possession of marijuana offenses. (FE)
Court — Procedure Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires a court to order expunged a record for a nonfelony possession
of marijuana offense under any of the following circumstances:
1) At least five years have elapsed since the conviction, the person was under
the age of 21 when he or she committed the offense, and the court did not already
order the record expunged.
2) At least ten years have elapsed since the conviction, the person was at least
21 but under 25 when he or she committed the offense, and the court did not already
order the record expunged.
3) At least ten years have elapsed since the conviction if the person was at least
25 when he or she committed the offense.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 23, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ohnstad, Sargent, Johnson, Zepnick, C. Taylor, Kahl, Considine, Goyke, Berceau, Pope, Spreitzer, Brostoff and Kessler; cosponsored by Senator C. Larson
- Feb 23, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1