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Jan 24

New bill would make expungement of dismissed charges automatic

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A new bill authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman of Marion County would eliminate the need for persons arrested or charged with a criminal offense to petition to have their records expunged where there has been no conviction. Senate Bill 182 would amend IC 35-38-9-1 to provide for automatic expungement of…

Jun 19

Changes to Indiana expungement laws for 2020

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On March 18, 2020, Senate Bill 47 was signed into law as P.L. 55. In its final form S.B. 47 contains the following provisions. Criminal expungement statute • IC 35-38-9-2 is amended to provide that if a court reduces a Class D or Level 6 felony to a misdemeanor, the…

Mar 06

Fletcher Van Gilder Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers

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Kate Brogan, Jim Fenton, Dan McNamara, and Rachel Guin of Fletcher Van Gilder have been selected to the 2020 Super Lawyers list, a nationwide resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. According to the publication, “Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multi-phase selection process” that includes nomination…

Feb 03

Supreme Court grants transfer in expungement case involving converted felony conviction

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The waiting period to expunge a misdemeanor conviction is five years from the date of the conviction. For a class D felony, the wait is eight years. What happens when a person succeeds in having his felony conviction converted to a misdemeanor? The wait time is five years, but when…

Jan 25

Changes proposed to Senate Bill No. 47, would affect Indiana expungement laws

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Previously, we reported on three bills affecting Indiana’s law on sealing criminal records. On January 17, 2020, the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law approved changes to one of those bills, Senate Bill No. 47. In its original form, S.B. 47 would amend IC 35-38-9-2 to provide that if…

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