Delaware General Assembly

Signed 10/15/18

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

1/23/18

Lawson

Sen. Henry, Townsend
Reps. Hudson, J. Johnson, Yearick

Sen. Cloutier, Delcollo, Ennis, Lavelle, Lopez, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola
Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Bentz, Bolden, Collins, Keeley, Kowalko, Mulrooney, Osienski, Ramone, D. Short, Viola, K. Williams

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILE EXPUNGMENTS

The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individual’s ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal records are a hindrance to employment, education, housing, credit, and military service. This Act streamlines Delaware’s juvenile expungement code by providing the Delaware Family Court the option to immediately order an expungement in the event that a felony case was terminated in favor of the juvenile (i.e. a juvenile was found not guilty, or the charges were dropped). Delaware law currently allows the Court to do this for misdemeanor and violation cases.

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10/15/18

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