CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2599Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 15, 2018 An act relating to criminal records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2599, as introduced, Holden. Criminal records: expungement.Existing law provides for the reduction or dismissal of charges for various reasons, including prejudicial error or evidence of actual innocence, and for the expungement of the affected criminal records. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2599Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 15, 2018 An act relating to criminal records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2599, as introduced, Holden. Criminal records: expungement.Existing law provides for the reduction or dismissal of charges for various reasons, including prejudicial error or evidence of actual innocence, and for the expungement of the affected criminal records. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2599 Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 15, 2018 Introduced by Assembly Member Holden February 15, 2018 An act relating to criminal records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2599, as introduced, Holden. Criminal records: expungement. Existing law provides for the reduction or dismissal of charges for various reasons, including prejudicial error or evidence of actual innocence, and for the expungement of the affected criminal records. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. Existing law provides for the reduction or dismissal of charges for various reasons, including prejudicial error or evidence of actual innocence, and for the expungement of the affected criminal records. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would ensure the process of expungement of criminal records is efficient and accessible for all residents of California in order to ensure that all of those eligible for expungement have an equal opportunity to gain employment, education, and housing. ### SECTION 1.