California 2017 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2599 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/15/2018

                    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.