Vermont § 2296b - Expungement of municipal violation records

§ 2296b. Expungement of municipal violation records

• (a) Expungement. Two years following the satisfaction of a judgment resulting from an adjudication
  of a municipal violation, the Judicial Bureau shall make an entry of “expunged” and
  notify the municipality of such action, provided the person has not been adjudicated
  for any subsequent municipal violations during that time. The data transfer to the
  municipality shall include the name, date of birth, ticket number, and offense. Violations
  of offenses adopted pursuant to chapter 117 of this title shall not be eligible for
  expungement under this section. (b) Effect of expungement. (1) Upon entry of an expungement order, the order shall be legally effective immediately
  and the individual whose record is expunged shall be treated in all respects as if
  the individual had never been adjudicated of the violation. (2) Upon an entry of expunged, the case will be accessible only by the Clerk of the Court
  for the Judicial Bureau or the Clerk’s designee. Adjudications that have been expunged
  shall not appear in the results of any Judicial Bureau database search by name, date
  of birth, or any other data identifying the defendant. Except as provided in subsection
  (c) of this section, any documents or other records related to an expunged adjudication
  that are maintained outside the Judicial Bureau’s case management system shall be
  destroyed. (3) Upon receiving an inquiry from any person regarding an expunged record, the Judicial
  Bureau and the municipality shall respond that “NO RECORD EXISTS.” (c) Exception for research entities. Research entities that maintain adjudication records for purposes of collecting, analyzing,
  and disseminating criminal justice data shall not be subject to the expungement requirements
  established in this section. Research entities shall abide by the policies established
  by the Court Administrator and shall not disclose any identifying information from
  the records they maintain. (d) Policies for implementation. The Court Administrator shall establish policies for implementing this section. (e) Application. This section shall apply to municipal violations that occur on and after July 1,
  2025. (Added 2025, No. 60, § 3, eff. July 1, 2025.)