LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2011 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB462 by West (Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would expand the circumstances by where a person who has been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor is entitled to an expunction, which may result in additional petitions for expunction being filed in the district courts. This bill would permit certain law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to retain arrest records of a person entitled to an expunction under certain circumstances. This analysis assumes that any agencies affected by this bill could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles LBB Staff: JOB, YD, ESi, GG, TB, AI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2011
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB462 by West (Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB462 by West (Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB462 by West (Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB462 by West (Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would expand the circumstances by where a person who has been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor is entitled to an expunction, which may result in additional petitions for expunction being filed in the district courts. This bill would permit certain law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to retain arrest records of a person entitled to an expunction under certain circumstances. This analysis assumes that any agencies affected by this bill could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations.
The bill would expand the circumstances by where a person who has been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor is entitled to an expunction, which may result in additional petitions for expunction being filed in the district courts. This bill would permit certain law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to retain arrest records of a person entitled to an expunction under certain circumstances. This analysis assumes that any agencies affected by this bill could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
LBB Staff: JOB, YD, ESi, GG, TB, AI
JOB, YD, ESi, GG, TB, AI