Federal Expungement Bill Introduced

H.R. 623

Sec. 3632. Requirements for expungement for certain Non-violent offenses

`No individual shall be eligible for expungement under this subchapter unless, before filing a petition under this subchapter, such individual--

`(1) has never been convicted of a violent offense (including an offense under State law that would be a violent offense if it were Federal) and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought;

`(2) has fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained, including completion of any term of imprisonment or period of probation, meeting all conditions of a supervised release, and paying all fines;

`(3) has remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance a minimum of 1 year and has been rehabilitated, to the satisfaction of the court referred to in section 3633(b), if so required by the terms of a supervised release;

`(4) has obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and

`(5) has completed at least one year of community service, as determined by the court referred to in section 3633(b).
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