Human trafficking victims; petition for vacatur and expungement of convictions, etc. (HB2778)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Petition for vacatur and expungement of convictions and police and court records of human trafficking victims. Allows any person who was a human trafficking victim at the time of an offense that led to a criminal charge or conviction of certain crimes to petition the court to vacate such conviction and expunge the police and court records related to such conviction or to expunge the police and court records related to such charge. The bill provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a person's participation in an offense was a result of having been a victim of human trafficking if there is official documentation, defined in the bill, of the petitioner's status as a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/18/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19101748D |
| 01/18/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/29/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/30/2019 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/05/2019 | Left in Courts of Justice |