Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 171 amends provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for a defendant who is acquitted. The bill clarifies that the expunction order should be entered either by the trial court, if it is a district court, or by a district court in the county in which the trial court is located. The bill deletes the requirement that a hearing be held before the court enters an expunction order. The bill requires the defendant's attorney, if the defendant was represented by counsel, or the state's attorney, if the defendant was not represented, to prepare the expunction order for the court's signature.