North Carolina § 14-50 - 30. Expunction of records.

§ 14-50. 30. Expunction of records.

Any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor other than a traffic violation under the laws of the United States or the laws of this State or any other state, may, if the offense was committed before the person attained the age of 18 years, be eligible to apply for expunction of certain offenses under this Article pursuant to G.S. 15A-145.1 . History (2008-214, s. 3; 2009-510, s. 3; 2009-577, s. 5; 2010-174, s. 1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-510, s. 3, effective October 1, 2010, in subsection (b), added "and that the conviction be expunged from the records of the court" at the end of the first sentence, rewrote the former third and fourth sentences, which read: "The court shall also order that the said conviction be expunged from the records of the court, and direct all law enforcement agencies bearing record of the same to expunge their records of the conviction as the result of a criminal charge. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the order to the sheriff, chief of police, or other arresting agency.", and deleted the former last sentence which read: "The sheriff, chief, or head of such other arresting agency shall then transmit the copy of the order with a form supplied by the State Bureau of Investigation to the State Bureau of Investigation, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward the order to the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Session Laws 2009-577, s. 5, effective December 1, 2009, and applicable to petitions for expunctions filed on or after that date, rewrote the section. Session Laws 2010-174, s. 1, effective October 1, 2010, and applicable to petitions for expunctions filed on or after that date, deleted "information and that the conviction be expunged from the records of the court. agencies the Department of Correction, the Division of Motor Vehicles, and any other State or local government agencies identified by the petitioner as conviction petitioner's shall notify State and local agencies of the court's order as provided in G.S. 15A-150 ." Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Revisiting Eve's Law: Suggestions for Improving the North Carolina Anti-Gang Statute," see 88 N.C.L. Rev. 1995 (2010). §§ 14-50.31 through 14-50.40: Reserved for future codification purposes.