Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders would be eligible to set aside their criminal record — or parts of it — under a bill package before the state House Judiciary Committee.
The proposal to expand criminal expungement would include lower-level marijuana convictions for conduct that is now considered legal under the adult-use marijuana law passed in November, as well as most traffic offenses. But expungement of pot convictions would not be automatic, to the chagrin of some Democrats.
The bills would automatically expunge non-violent convictions after 10 years — changes that experts said would have a big impact on people’s’ reoffense rates and on their ability to secure jobs and housing.
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers lauded the six-bill package they say would make Michigan a national leader in expungement reform, though multiple Democrats criticized certain provisions for not going far enough.
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