Lawmakers debate sealing criminal records of offenders

BISMARCK – Rep. Shannon Roers Jones, R-Fargo, recently asked the House Judiciary Committee to allow people with criminal records to have those records sealed if they have not been convicted of another crime for a certain time threshold. Individuals must be free of convictions for three years to have a misdemeanor charge sealed and five years for a felony charge. The time requirement...

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