Victim of human trafficking; petition for vacatur/expungement of convictions & police/court records. (HB268)
Introduced By
Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patrons Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach), and Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
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 victims of human trafficking. Allows any person who was a victim of human trafficking 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 |
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12/30/2019 | Committee |
12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103429D |
12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/23/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB268) |
01/31/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice |