New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4310: Vacating court orders-revise law, to expunge criminal records
Status: In committee, May 21, 2026
Revises law concerning vacating court orders to expunge criminal records.
What the bill says
An Act concerning vacating orders of expungement and amending N.J.S.2C:52-26.
From the introduced text, May 21, 2026:
An Act concerning vacating orders of expungement and amending N.J.S.2C:52-26. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.2C:52-26 is amended to read as follows: 2C:52-26. Vacating of orders of sealing; time; basis If, [within 5 years of] [ADDED: following] the entry of an expungement order, [ADDED: a person who is the subject of the expungement order, or] any party to whom notice is required to be given pursuant to section [2C:52-10] [ADDED: N.J.S.2C:52-10:] [ADDED: a. within five years of the entry of the expungement order,] notifies the court which issued the order that at the time of the petition or hearing there were criminal, disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons charges pending against the person to whom the court granted such order, which charges were not revealed to the court at the time of hearing of the original [motion] [ADDED: petition] or that there was some other statutory disqualification, said court shall vacate the expungement order in question and reconsider the original [motion] [ADDED: petition] in conjunction with the previously undisclosed information [ or] [ADDED: b. petitions to the court to vacate the expungement order, the court may, for good cause shown, vacate the expungement order and reconsider the original petition, regardless of the time that has lapsed since the entry …
Sponsors
- Jon M. Bramnick (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SJU
Subjects: JUDICIARY - COURT ADMINISTRATION
Common questions
- What is S4310?
- S4310 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Vacating court orders-revise law, to expunge criminal records.
- What does S4310 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning vacating orders of expungement and amending N.J.S.2C:52-26.
- What is the status of S4310?
- In committee as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SJU (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4310?
- Jon M. Bramnick (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S4310?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4310
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