View Amendment Current Amendment: 2 to Bill 255 Rep. RUTHERFORD proposes the following Amendment No. 2 to S. 255 (COUNCIL\MS\255C002.MS.AHB15):

Reference is to Printer's Date 5/6/15-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, Page 2, Section 17-1-40(B), immediately after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

/ ( )      The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall notify the State Law Enforcement Division when a person receives a pardon for a criminal offense in this State, and five years from the date of the pardon, SLED shall cause all records, as delineated in this subsection, of the offense to be destroyed or expunged in their entirety. Such expungement is automatic, not requiring action by the person pardoned and the person pardoned may not be required to pay a fee for the expungement. SLED shall notify all appropriate law enforcement or other agencies which may have any of the records and ensure that the provisions of this item are complied with in full. /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.