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Rep. Wendzel testifies before Judiciary Committee
RELEASE|September 26, 2019

Hearings Begin on Bipartisan Expungement Package

 State Rep. Pauline Wendzel testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on behalf of her bill, House Bill 4981.

Rep. Wendzel’s bill is part of a six bill package that is aimed at making Michigan a national leader in expungement policy.  “I’m incredibly proud of this bipartisan package of bills,” Wendzel said. “This legislation will not only make Michigan a national leader in terms of expungement policy, but will continue moving the state forward as we reform our criminal justice system.”

HB 4981 would exclude only certain traffic offenses, rather than all traffic offenses, from being eligible to be expunged. The bill would also shorten the period of time that a person must wait before he or she may apply to have one or more convictions set aside. Currently, state law prohibits any traffic offenses from being set aside from a person’s criminal record, and a conviction for a traffic offense is included in the total number of felonies and misdemeanors on a person’s record when determining if the person is eligible to apply to have one or more convictions set aside.

“My part of this package allows for the expungement of traffic offenses through a petition system. Currently, this is prohibited under state law,” Rep. Wendzel said.  “Alcohol related offenses such as DUI’s and any offense that cause serious injury or death are not eligible for expungement under my bill.”

House Bills 4980-4985 are currently before the House Judiciary Committee.  Testimony will continue on the package on Wednesday, October 2.

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