LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6349 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 4, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 139 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Expungement and Firearms.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Crider BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill specifies, for purposes of the expungement statute, that a person whose
conviction for a serious violent felony involving the possession or use of a firearm is expunged is entitled
to restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm only if the court finds, following a hearing, that
restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm is unlikely to present a danger to the public.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: The courts should be able to accommodate additional hearings, if
necessary, with existing resources. The following summarizes the number of expungement cases that were
disposed in CY 2023 by courts with criminal jurisdiction in Indiana:
• Marion County disposed of an average of almost 60 expungements per week;
• Ten counties averaged between 5 and 15 per week;
• Twenty-four counties averaged between 1 and 5 per week;
• The remaining 57 counties averaged less than 1 per week.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: Courts with criminal jurisdiction
Information Sources: Indiana Supreme Court https://www.in.gov/courts/iocs/statistics/trial-probation/2023/
Fiscal Analyst: Abdulrahman Abdulkadri, 317-232-9852.
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