The Criminal Record Expungement Act requires that all public records maintained by the state are automatically expunged after two years if the crime on record is no longer a crime under the new Cannabis Regulation Act.
The Criminal Record Expungement Act prevents the state from using a prior conviction as an automatic reason to deny a job application to work for the state.
If the applicant is trying to get a job or license related to teaching or childcare, the state can also deny an application if the applicant is convicted of homicide, kidnapping, human trafficking, trafficking in controlled substances, criminal sexual penetration, or related sexual offenses or child abuse.
For people currently serving time for an offense that is no longer a crime under the Cannabis Regulation Act, their case can be reopened.
Before January 1, 2022, the Department of Public Safety must review all the records in the state’s databases and identify those eligible for expungement.
If a prosecutor challenges an expungement, the prosecutor must inform the court and the defense.
People currently or previously incarcerated for a cannabis-related crime that is no longer a crime under the new Cannabis Regulation Act can petition to have their sentence modified.
People under the age of 18 will either have their records expunged after two years from the time the record was created or have their records expunged when they turn 18, whichever comes first.
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“Lack of access has been catastrophic for far too many New Mexican families because of the state’s failure to address the technology gaps, especially for Native students and students living in rural areas,” said Preston Sanchez, in a news release, an attorney representing the Yazzie plaintiffs who argued the plaintiffs’ motion in court Friday.