Senate version of expungement, prostitution surcharge up for public hearing.

Byline: Erika Strebel, erika.strebel@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Senate version of proposed legislation to expand the state's expungement process is up for a public hearing next week.

Senate Bill 39 would make a series of changes to Wisconsin's expungement law. Among other things, the proposal would removea rule that limits expungement to offenders who committed crimes before the age of 24 but would prohibit the expungement of records of certain traffic crimes.

The proposal would also give judges more leeway to issue expungement orders. Under current law, just who want to make such orders must do so during sentencing. The legislation would let judges, in cases in which expungement wasn't ordered at sentencing, order expungement after offenders have completed their sentences.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will have a public hearing on SB 39 immediately after a vote at 10 a.m. March 19 in 330 Southwest at the state...

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