Kentucky HB718 establishes a process for expunging eligible convictions from criminal records.

Kentucky HB718 creates a new section in the Kentucky Revised Statutes to allow for the expungement of eligible convictions from criminal records. An "eligible conviction" is defined as an offense that does not classify a person as a violent offender. A "expungeable conviction" is an eligible conviction where five years have passed since the completion of any term of incarceration and the person has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the previous five years.

Kentucky HB718 establishes a process for expunging eligible convictions from criminal records.

Kentucky HB718 creates a new section in the Kentucky Revised Statutes to allow for the expungement of eligible convictions from criminal records. An "eligible conviction" is defined as an offense that does not classify a person as a violent offender. A "expungeable conviction" is an eligible conviction where five years have passed since the completion of any term of incarceration and the person has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the previous five years.