SB 565 North Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Session

Revise Automatic Expunction.

This bill updates North Carolina's automatic expunction laws to streamline how criminal records are cleared when charges are dismissed or result in a not guilty verdict. It establishes a specific timeframe of 180 to 210 days after a case concludes for eligible records to be automatically expunged, while excluding cases involving felony plea agreements. The legislation also clarifies that expunged records remain confidential but allows prosecutors to access them for certain purposes, such as calculating prior record levels or determining habitual offender status, even after the record is sealed from public view. Additionally, the bill extends a temporary pause on automatic expunctions to ensure all eligible dismissed cases from a previous legislative session are processed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 4, 2023 Signed Jul 8, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Jul 8, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Gov. 7/8/2024
executive
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Amended
Amend Failed A1
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
May 2, 2024
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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