Kansas HB2724 allows judges to waive the docket fee in expungement cases by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit.
Kansas HB2724 amends the state's expungement laws by authorizing judges to waive the docket fee in expungement cases. This waiver is granted by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit filed by the petitioner. The bill removes the restriction on service of process pending such determination of poverty. It also modifies the conditions under which certain convictions and diversions can be expunged, specifying the types of offenses that are ineligible for expungement.
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