HB953--PROCEEDINGSRESULTINGFROMCRIMINALCONDUCT
SPONSOR: Davidson
Currently,inacriminalprosecutionformurderinthefirst
degree,thecourtmustinstructthejurythat,intheeventit
cannotreachaconsensusonpunishment,thecourtmayassess
punishmentincludingdeath.Thisbillrepealsthatprovisionand
providesaprocedureforwhenajurycannotreachaunanimous
decisiononpunishment.
Thebillalsoestablishesanautomaticrecord-clearingprocess,
beginningAugust28,2028,forclosingofrecordspertainingtoa
"cleanslateeligibleoffense",whichisanoffensenotexcluded
fromeligibilityforexpungementandoffensesforwhichthe
Governorhasgrantedafullpardon.Anindividualcanbegranted
morethanoneexpungementunderthisbill,subjecttospecified
parametersandexceptions. BeginningAugust28,2028,theOffice
ofStateCourtsAdministrator(OSCA)mustidentifyandtransmitto
thecentralrepositoryallrecordsofchargesandconvictions
eligibleforexpungementwithin30daysoftherecordbecoming
eligibleforautomaticexpungement. Ifarecordiseligiblefor
expungementonorbeforeAugust28,2025,itmustbeidentifiedand
expungedbyAugust28,2030.Ifacircuitcourtdeterminesa
recordisnoteligibleforexpungementwithoutapetition,the
courtmustnotifyOSCAwithin30daysandspecifythereasonsupon
whichthecourtreliedtomakethedetermination.
Ifacourtfinds,afteramotion,aconvictionwasimproperlyor
erroneouslyexpungedunderthisbill,thecourtmustreinstatethe
conviction.
BeginningAugust28,2028,OSCAmustreportyearlycertaindatato
theJudiciarycommitteesoftheSenateandtheHouseof
Representatives. Acreditbureaucanreportrecordsofarrests,
indictmentspendingtrial,andconvictionsfornomorethanseven
yearsfromthedateofreleaseorparole.Acreditbureaucanno
longerreportsuchrecordsifatanytimeafterconviction,
indictment,orarrestitislearnedthatafullpardonor
expungementhasbeengrantedforsuchconviction.
ThebillcreatesintheStateTreasurythe"MissouriExpungement
Fund",whichisafunddedicatedtothecreation,operation,and
maintenanceoftheprogram.