A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the legislative research commission to study expunctions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the law regarding expunctions.  In its study, the Commission may consider all of the following:
(1)	Whether there should be a limit on the number of times a person can have his or her record expunged.
(2)	Whether expunction of records should be limited to those cases in which criminal charges against a person are dismissed or the person is acquitted of the criminal offense.
(3)	Whether it is appropriate to allow expunctions for convictions of certain crimes, and if so, what those crimes are.
(4)	Whether a person's youth at the time the person committed the crime should be a factor in determining whether to allow the expunction of the person's record.
(5)	Whether a person's record since committing the crime should be a factor in determining whether to allow the expunction of the person's record.
(6)	Any other issues the Commission considers relevant to this topic.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report to the 2007 General Assembly, Regular Session 2008, and shall make its final report to the 2009 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  The Legislative Services Officer shall allocate funds appropriated to the General Assembly for the expenditures of the Legislative Services Commission in conducting this study.
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.