<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Statutes 2008, sections 609A.02, subdivision 3; 609A.03, subdivision 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609A.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.02, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Certain criminal proceedings not resulting in conviction.</b> (a) A petition <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>may be filed under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.03</statute_ref> to seal all records relating to an arrest, indictment or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>information, trial, or verdict a criminal offense if the records are not subject to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>299C.11, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and if all pending actions or proceedings were <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>resolved in favor of the the case was ultimately dismissed without the  petitioner being <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>convicted of the offense. For purposes of this chapter, a verdict of not guilty by reason of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>mental illness is not a resolution in favor of the petitioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) A person is not considered to have been convicted or adjudicated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision if the person has successfully completed the terms of a diversion program, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>stay of adjudication, continuance for dismissal, or similar proceeding.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(c) A person found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of mental illness is not <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>eligible to file for an expungement under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[609A.025] PROSECUTOR REQUEST FOR EXPUNGEMENT WHEN </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><b>CHARGES ARE DISMISSED; NO PETITION REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>The prosecutor of a case described in section 609A.02, subdivision 3, may ask the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>court to seal, upon dismissal, all records relating to the offense or alleged offense. If there <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>is an identifiable victim in the case, the victim must be given the opportunity to object <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>to the expungement. The court shall grant the request unless the interests of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>and public safety in keeping the record public outweigh the disadvantages to the movant <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>of not sealing the record. Absence or denial of expungement under this section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>prejudice the person if the person later petitions for an expungement under this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Nature of remedy; standard</b><b>; firearms restriction</b><b>.</b> (a) Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>otherwise provided by paragraph (b), expungement of a criminal record is an extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>remedy to be granted only upon clear and convincing evidence that it would yield a benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>to the petitioner commensurate with the disadvantages to the public and public safety of:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(1) sealing the record; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(2) burdening the court and public authorities to issue, enforce, and monitor an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>expungement order.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided by this paragraph, If the petitioner is petitioning <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>for the sealing of a criminal record under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>grant the petition to seal the record unless the agency or jurisdiction whose records would <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>be affected establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the interests of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>and public safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner of not sealing the record. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>If the petitioner has received a stay of adjudication, it shall be presumed that the interests <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>of the public and public safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner of not sealing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>the record, until the petitioner has successfully completed the conditions of the stay of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>adjudication and has not been charged with any new crime for a period of at least one year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>after completion of the period of the stay.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(c) If the court issues an expungement order it may require that the criminal record <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>be sealed, the existence of the record not be revealed, and the record not be opened except <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>as required under subdivision 7. Records must not be destroyed or returned to the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>of the record.<br/>