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Proposal nixes expungement, expands sealing of criminal records

By Alan J. Keays

Oct 18 2021October 18, 2021

TJ Donovan

A draft bill would make more crimes eligible to be cleared from a person’s record, but questions remain over who would still have access to the information and under what circumstances.


Lawmakers putting clamps on records related to juveniles, including drivers

By Alan J. Keays

May 5 2021May 5, 2021

Legislation would prevent police from releasing arrest information about people under the age of age 19 in most instances, including motor vehicle fatalities.


Lawmakers scramble to scale back expungement bill

By Alan J. Keays

Apr 28 2021April 29, 2021

Sen. Dick Sears

The legislation passed the Senate unanimously earlier this year but has run into a roadblock from the Scott administration.


New expungement law expands list of offenses that can be scrubbed

By Justin Trombly

Jun 5 2019June 5, 2019

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House sponsor Maxine Grad calls the legislation an ‘important economic and workforce-development reform’ because it could remove barriers to employment for Vermont’s ex-convicts.


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