Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB277: TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING ACT OF 2013; AND TO PERMIT THE FILING OF A NEW UNIFORM PETITION TO SEAL A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF THEFT OF PROPERTY AFTER TEN YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE THEFT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the comprehensive criminal record sealing act of 2013; to permit the filing of a new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor violation of theft of property after ten years have elapsed since the date of the theft of property offense; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the comprehensive criminal record sealing act of 2013; and to permit the filing of a new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor violation of theft of property after ten years have elapsed since the theft.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING ACT OF 2013; TO PERMIT THE FILING OF A NEW UNIFORM PETITION TO SEAL A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF THEFT OF PROPERTY AFTER TEN YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE THEFT OF PROPERTY OFFENSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING ACT OF 2013; AND TO PERMIT THE FILING OF A NEW UNIFORM PETITION TO SEAL A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF THEFT OF PROPERTY AFTER TEN YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE THEFT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 16-90-1405(b), concerning the number of times a person may file a new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor or violation conviction, is amended to read as follows: (b) There is not a limit to the number of times a person may file a uniform petition to seal his or her record of a misdemeanor or violation, except that the person may not file: (1) A new uniform petition to seal one (1) of the following criminal offenses until after a period of five (5) years has elapsed since the completion of the person's sentence for the conviction: (A) Negligent homicide, § 5-10-105, if it was a Class A *CEB170* 02/20/2025 3:58:22 PM …
Sponsors
- Joshua Bryant (R, 32) · primary sponsor