AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 3, 2019

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 22, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 582

Statutes of 2019

[ Approved by Governor October 8, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State October 8, 2019. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Daly

February 22, 2019

An act to add Section 781.1 to, and to repeal Section 903.3 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law authorizes, with exceptions, a person who is the subject of a juvenile court record, or the county probation officer, to petition the court for the sealing of records relating to the person’s case. Existing law establishes the procedures that apply to the sealing of those records.

This bill would prohibit a superior court or probation department from charging an applicant a fee for filing a petition to seal records under those provisions.

Existing law makes a person who is 26 years of age or older, unless indigent, liable for the cost to the county and court for an investigation related to the sealing of juvenile court or arrest records pertaining to that person. Existing law sets forth certain exceptions and reimbursement terms.

This bill would delete the person’s liability for those costs.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 781.1 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:

781.1.

A superior court or probation department shall not charge an applicant a fee for filing a petition to seal records under Section 781.

SEC. 2.

Section 903.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is repealed.