New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico Senate Bill SB467 Compare Versions

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28	28	SENATE BILL 467
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Antonio Maestas
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO CRIMINAL RECORDS; REMOVING THE TIME REQUIREMENT FOR
34	34	THE COURT TO ISSUE AN ORDER; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
35	35	NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
36	36	AGENCIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; REMOVING EMBEZZLEMENT AS A
37	37	QUALIFYING OFFENSE FOR EXPUNGEMENT.
38	38	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
39	39	SECTION 1. Section 29-3A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
40	40	Chapter 203, Section 3) is amended to read:
41	41	"29-3A-3. EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS UPON IDENTITY
42	42	THEFT.--
43	43	A. A person who is wrongfully identified in arrest
44	44	records or public records as a result of identity theft may
45	45	petition the district court for an order to expunge arrest
46	46	records and public records.
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74	74	B. After a hearing on the petition and upon a
75	75	showing that the person is a victim of identity theft, the
76	76	court shall issue an order [within thirty days of the hearing ]
77	77	requiring that all arrest records and public records be
78	78	expunged.
79	79	C. The court shall cause a copy of the order to be
80	80	delivered to all relevant law enforcement agencies and courts.
81	81	The order shall prohibit all relevant law enforcement agencies
82	82	and courts from releasing copies of such records to any person,
83	83	except upon order of the court.
84	84	D. After notice to and a hearing for all interested
85	85	parties and in compliance with all applicable law, the court
86	86	shall insert in the records the correct name and other
87	87	identifying information of the offender, if known or
88	88	ascertainable, in lieu of the name of the person wrongly
89	89	identified."
90	90	SECTION 2. Section 29-3A-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
91	91	Chapter 203, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
92	92	"29-3A-4. EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS UPON RELEASE WITHOUT
93	93	CONVICTION.--
94	94	A. One year from the date of the final disposition
95	95	in the case, a person released without conviction for a
96	96	violation of a municipal ordinance, misdemeanor, felony,
97	97	penalty assessments under the Criminal Code and the Motor
98	98	Vehicle Code or violations and deferred sentences under the
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127	127	Motor Vehicle Code may petition the district court in the
128	128	district in which the charges against the person originated for
129	129	an order to expunge arrest records and public records related
130	130	to that case.
131	131	B. A petitioner shall provide notice by first-class
132	132	United States mail of the filed petition to the [following
133	133	parties] district attorney for that district , which [parties]
134	134	shall be given thirty days in which to provide to the district
135	135	court any objections to the petition
136	136	[(1) the district attorney for that district;
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138	138	(2) the department of public safety ].
139	139	C. A single petition filed pursuant to Subsection A
140	140	of this section may include a request to expunge multiple
141	141	arrest records and public records that originated within the
142	142	jurisdiction of a district. A petition shall be filed under
143	143	seal or under pseudonym. Petitions brought pursuant to the
144	144	Criminal Record Expungement Act and all records of proceedings
145	145	thereunder shall be expunged upon the conclusion of
146	146	proceedings. The petitioner shall attach to and file with the
147	147	petition copies of the petitioner's record of arrest and
148	148	prosecutions from the department of public safety dated no
149	149	earlier than ninety days prior to the date the petition is
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151	151	D. A party that seeks to object to a petition on
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180	180	the basis of the contents of a petitioner's record of arrest
181	181	and prosecutions from the federal bureau of investigation must
182	182	provide a copy of that record to a petitioner at no charge at
183	183	the time the party objects.
184	184	E. After a hearing on the petition, the court shall
185	185	issue an order [within thirty days of the hearing ] requiring
186	186	that all arrest records and public records related to the case
187	187	be expunged if it finds that no other charge or proceeding is
188	188	pending against the petitioner and if the petitioner was
189	189	released without a conviction, including:
190	190	(1) an acquittal or finding of not guilty;
191	191	(2) a nolle prosequi, a no bill or other
192	192	dismissal;
193	193	(3) a referral to a preprosecution diversion
194	194	program;
195	195	(4) an order of conditional discharge pursuant
196	196	to Section 31-20-13 NMSA 1978; or
197	197	(5) the proceedings were otherwise discharged.
198	198	F. The court shall cause a copy of the order to be
199	199	delivered to all relevant law enforcement agencies and courts.
200	200	The order shall prohibit all relevant law enforcement agencies
201	201	and courts from releasing copies of the records to any person,
202	202	except upon order of the court."
203	203	SECTION 3. Section 29-3A-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
204	204	Chapter 203, Section 5) is amended to read:
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233	233	"29-3A-5. EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS UPON CONVICTION.--
234	234	A. A person convicted of a violation of a municipal
235	235	ordinance, misdemeanor or felony, following the completion of
236	236	the person's sentence and the payment of any fines or fees owed
237	237	to the state for the conviction, may petition the district
238	238	court in which the person was convicted for an order to expunge
239	239	arrest records and public records related to that conviction.
240	240	B. A petitioner shall provide notice of the filed
241	241	petition to the [following parties ] district attorney for that
242	242	district, which [parties] shall be given an opportunity to
243	243	provide to the district court any objections to the petition
244	244	[(1) the district attorney for that district;
245	245	(2) the department of public safety; and
246	246	(3) the law enforcement agency that arrested
247	247	the petitioner].
248	248	C. After a hearing on a petition, the court shall
249	249	issue an order [within thirty days of the hearing ] requiring
250	250	that all arrest records and public records related to the
251	251	conviction be expunged if the court finds that:
252	252	(1) no other charge or proceeding is pending
253	253	against the petitioner;
254	254	(2) justice will be served by an order to
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256	256	(3) the petitioner has fulfilled any victim
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286	286	petitioner's conviction; and
287	287	(4) no other criminal conviction of the
288	288	petitioner has occurred for a period of:
289	289	(a) two years if the petition relates to
290	290	a conviction for a violation of a municipal ordinance or a
291	291	misdemeanor not otherwise provided in this paragraph;
292	292	(b) four years if the petition relates
293	293	to a misdemeanor conviction for aggravated battery as provided
294	294	in Subsection B of Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978 or to a conviction
295	295	for a fourth degree felony not otherwise provided in this
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297	297	(c) six years if the petition relates to
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300	300	(d) eight years if the petition relates
301	301	to a conviction for a second degree felony not otherwise
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303	303	(e) ten years if the petition relates to
304	304	a conviction for a first degree felony or for any offense
305	305	provided in the Crimes Against Household Members Act.
306	306	D. The court shall cause a copy of the order to be
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308	308	The order shall prohibit all relevant law enforcement agencies
309	309	and courts from releasing copies of such records to any person,
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339	339	E. To determine whether justice will be served by
340	340	an order to expunge, the court shall consider:
341	341	(1) the nature and gravity of the offense or
342	342	conduct that resulted in the petitioner's conviction;
343	343	(2) the petitioner's age, criminal history and
344	344	employment history;
345	345	(3) the length of time that has passed since
346	346	the offense was committed and the related sentence was
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348	348	(4) the specific adverse consequences the
349	349	petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied; and
350	350	(5) any reasons to deny expungement of the
351	351	records submitted by the district attorney.
352	352	F. For the purposes of determining the time lapsed
353	353	since a criminal conviction as required in Subsection C of this
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355	355	person completed a sentence for a conviction in any
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357	357	G. The provisions of Subsection A of this section
358	358	do not apply to an offense committed against a child, an
359	359	offense that caused great bodily harm or death to another
360	360	person, a sex offense as defined in Section 29-11A-3 NMSA 1978
361	361	[embezzlement pursuant to Section 30-16-8 NMSA 1978 ] or an
362	362	offense involving driving while under the influence of
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392	392	SECTION 4. REPEAL.--Section 29-10-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
393	393	1977, Chapter 339, Section 5, as amended) is repealed.
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