The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would expand the number of Kentuckians eligible to have low-level felonies expunged from their criminal record. The measure passed in the Kentucky Senate by a 35-2 vote.
A release says Senate Bill 57 would expand discretionary expungement to all Class D felonies, except those that involve a breach of public trust, sex offenses, crimes against children and violent crimes that may cause serious bodily injury or even death. Another provision in the bill outlines how the state would handle expungement requests for crimes committed before 1975 when Kentucky changed is penal code.
Senate Bill 57 now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.
