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Home/Bills/A 1659New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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A 1659: Relates to expungement of records for certain juveniles convicted of a nonviolent offense after seven years and satisfactory completion of such person's probation, parole, supervised release and payment of any fines imposed or restitution ordered, whichever is later.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 11, 2026

What A 1659 does, verified January 11, 2026

The bill aims to expunge the records of certain juveniles convicted of nonviolent offenses after a period of seven years. The eligible offenses do not include sex offenses. To qualify, the individual must have completed their probation, parole, or supervised release and paid any fines or restitution ordered. The expungement of records is contingent upon satisfactory completion of these conditions. The term "juvenile" refers to a person between the ages of seven and eighteen years of age. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to codes
Jan. 10, 2025referred to codes
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 10, 2025 · 281 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1659 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to expungement of records for certain juveniles convicted of a nonviolent offense after seven years The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new 2 section 440.75 to read as follows: 3 § 440.75 Petition for expungement of records for certain juveniles 4 convicted of a nonviolent offense. 5 1. Any person who has been previously convicted as a juvenile of a 6 nonviolent offense, provided that an eligible offense shall not include 7 any sex offense as defined under subdivision two of section one hundred 8 sixty-eight-a of the correction law, shall after the expiration of a 9 period of seven years from the date of such person's previous 10 conviction, satisfactory completion of such person's probation, parole, 11 supervised release and payment of any fines imposed or restitution 12 ordered, whichever is later, have all records and information pertaining 13 to such person's conviction expunged pursuant to subdivision forty-five 14 of section 1.20 of this chapter. 15 2. For the purpose of this section the term "juvenile" shall mean a 16 person between the ages of seven and eighteen years of age. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00241-01-5 
Text of A 1659 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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