SSB 5998 — Timing of eligibility for vacation of nonfelony convictions.

What this bill does

Requires a person to satisfy all financial obligations before a court may vacate the person's conviction for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. Removes the requirement for a person to complete payment of financial obligations before the specified waiting period that determines the person's eligibility to vacate an applicable misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor may commence.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  58 yea · 36 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 31, 2024
  29 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting

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