Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2003
Latest action · May 5, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor to file an expungement petition. Directs the court, in ruling on such petition, after determining petitioner eligibility, to weigh the petitioner's interests against the best interests of justice and public safety.
Authorizes the Department of Justice to maintain a nonpublic manual or computerized index of expunged records, to be made available only to Federal and State law enforcement personnel who have custody of such records for limited disclosure purposes.
Requires the restoration of expunged records of individuals subsequently convicted of any Federal or State offense.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2003 to Nov 17, 2004.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Alcoholism
- Community service (Punishment)
- Court records
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information
- Criminal procedure
- District courts
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Education
- Educational tests
- Electronic government information
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee selection
- Ex-offenders
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification of criminals
- Information leaking
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Licenses
- Parole
- Personnel records
- Police
- Probation
- Prosecution
- Public records
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Secondary education
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in House
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