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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1071 Establishes Automatic Expungements for Certain Misdemeanors
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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What This Bill Proposed
Criminal procedure; providing automatic expungements for certain misdemeanor convictions; effective date.
- Oklahoma criminal procedure governing record expungements is outlined primarily in Section 18 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals with nonviolent misdemeanor convictions
Qualifying individuals may have their criminal arrest records automatically expunged after ten years and full satisfaction of financial penalties.
Law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement agencies retain access to records expunged under the provisions for law enforcement purposes.
Prosecuting agencies
Prosecuting agencies retain the ability to petition the court for an order unsealing expunged records.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for automatic expungement under the new subsection?
Can law enforcement still access expunged records?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Criminal Judiciary
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Lowe (Jason)
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Discoveries
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Shift to Automatic Record Sealing
The measure transitions certain expungement processes from petition-based requests to automatic sealing after a set time period and compliance with financial obligations.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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