DE SB198 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: Passed on September 6 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-09-06 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: Passed on September 6 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-09-06 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be successful and a productive member of society. These criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. It is often difficult for indigent children, especially children in foster care, to overcome the hurdles required to obtain an expungement. Children are often unable to pay the fee required to obtain a criminal history from SBI. Children also do not have the knowledge or support to obtain documentation and file the petition as required by the current statute.This act streamlines the process of mandatory expungements by easing some of the cumbersome requirements currently in place. This change will save the Court time and resources and is in the interest of judicial economy. This change is also in the best interests of the child who may lack the resources, knowledge, and family support to file an expungement petition and obtain a criminal history on their own.Second, the act modifies the discretionary expungement provisions to allow more children the ability to petition the Court for an expungement. These changes allow the Court to consider an expungement where the child has demonstrated rehabilitation despite multiple youthful indiscretions. These provisions will enable a greater number of deserving youth the ability to move beyond their past and recognizes that most youth mature out of offending behavior.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Expungements.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2016-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-06 | House | Signed by Governor |
| 2016-06-30 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 33 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 8 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 4 - Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 4 - Introduced in House |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 3 - Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 2 - Stricken |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 1 - Stricken |
| 2016-06-29 | House | Amendment HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 2016-06-28 | House | Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 2016-06-23 | House | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| 2016-06-22 | House | Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 2016-06-21 | House | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
| 2016-06-16 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2016-06-16 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2016-06-15 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| 2016-06-15 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| 2016-06-10 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
