{"id":21135,"date":"2017-03-16T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=21135"},"modified":"2017-03-16T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:04:43","slug":"expungement-proposed-for-mistaken-identity-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=21135","title":{"rendered":"Expungement proposed for mistaken identity cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing March 16 on a bill that would prevent cases of mistaken identity from remaining on a person\u2019s criminal record.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Justin Wayne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB615, introduced by Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne, would require a law enforcement agency to file a petition in district court within 90 days to order the expungement of a criminal history record established as a result of an arrest due to mistaken identity, as long as charges were not filed.<\/p>\n

The court would be required to order the expungement within 90 days of the petition filing.<\/p>\n

Wayne said an individual currently must initiate the process to have a mistaken identity arrest expunged from their record. Even if charges are filed and later dismissed, he said, that will remain on a person\u2019s record and could impact future employment and education opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way you can do it now is to petition the court, city and state to remove that arrest from the record,\u201d he said. \u201cMany people cannot afford an attorney or do not know how to navigate that process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omaha high school student Nadia Spurlock testified in support of the bill. She said she was improperly charged with a crime after her cousin gave Nadia\u2019s name as her own during a shoplifting arrest. The dismissed charge remains on her record, Spurlock said, and she worries it could negatively impact future college and employment applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a roadblock I sincerely hope won\u2019t get in the way of my dreams for my future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

No one testified in opposition to the bill and the committee took no immediate action on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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