AN ACT REPEALING STATUTES ALLOWING AUTOMATIC ERASURE OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.

SB 685 repeals laws that allowed certain criminal records to be automatically erased without court involvement. This affects individuals with past convictions who previously qualified for automatic record clearance under the repealed statutes (public acts 21-32 and 21-33). The bill removes the automatic erasure process, meaning people seeking to clear their records would now need to pursue other legal avenues, such as court petitions or specific eligibility pathways. The change directly alters how criminal record clearance is handled in the state, eliminating the automatic mechanism.