RESUME DIGEST
ACT 1 (HB9) 2019 Regular Session Marino
Existing law provides for the expungement of certain arrest and conviction records under
certain circumstances.
Existing law provides for the definition of "records" which includes any incident reports,
photographs, fingerprints, disposition, or any other such information of any kind in relation
to a single arrest event in the possession of the clerk of court, any criminal justice agency,
and local and state law enforcement agencies, but does not include DNA records.
New law amends the existing law definition of "records" to include records of an arrest based
on a warrant or attachment for failure to appear in court for the same offense or offenses for
which the person is seeking an expungement.
Existing law provides that the total cost to obtain an expungement of a record shall not
exceed $550.
New law provides that if an application for an expungement of a record has two or more
offenses arising out of the same arrest, including misdemeanors, felonies, or both, then the
applicant is required to pay only one fee as provided for by existing law.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Arts. 972(4) and 983(H); Adds C.Cr.P. Art. 983(I))