Massachusetts H2225 amends drug laws to vacate convictions for certain controlled substance offenses and provide resources instead of citations.
Massachusetts H2225 amends Chapter 94C of the General Laws to vacate and expunge convictions for controlled substance offenses committed before the bill's passage date, if those offenses would not have been crimes under current law. The chief justice of the trial court must automatically vacate, dismiss, and expunge such convictions. The court administrator must notify relevant agencies to destroy or seal records related to these cases. For convictions involving other criminal offenses, the person must be resentenced by the trial court, with credit for time served.
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