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…

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…

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…