ARREST RECORDS-MISTAKEN ID
Summary
Amends the State Records Act and the Local Records Act. Provides that within 180 days after an investigation by a law enforcement agency reveals that a person has been arrested as a result of mistaken identity and no charges have been filed against the person, the law enforcement agency whose officers made the arrest shall destroy the arrest records of that person made as a result of mistaken identity. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall establish an access and review process for verifying that the person's arrest records relating to arrests because of mistaken identity in which no charges have been filed have been destroyed. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and automatic destruction of these records. Defines "arrest records" and "law enforcement agency".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 14, 2015
Signed Aug 14, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2015 · House Apr 14, 2015
How they voted
38–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
May 20, 2015
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 14, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-002-000
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (76-17-5)
house
Mar 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
lower
Feb 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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