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An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Expungement of Records of Adult Arrest and Conviction.

It became law on Nov 8, 2021.

DE SB 38 · Senate Bill · 151

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Nov 8, 2021

What it does

In 2019, the 150th General Assembly enacted Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 37, which reformed the adult expungement process in this State. After a year of implementing this new expungement process, Senate Bill No. 38 was introduced to make changes to clarify language or increase the efficiency of the process. \r \r Like Senate Bill No. 38, this Substitute does the following:\r (1) Clarifies that the adult expungement law under Subchapter VII of Chapter 43 of Title 11 of the Delaware Code does not apply to a juvenile adjudication of delinquency.\r (2) Clarifies that “pending criminal charges” does not include an alleged violation of Section 904 (e) or (f) of Title 4, Section…

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    Nov 8, 2021

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS OF ADULT ARREST AND CONVICTION. | 52