(AP) Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway says a law to allow
more people to request criminal record expungements and raise application fees
could violate the state Constitution.
more people to request criminal record expungements and raise application fees
could violate the state Constitution.
Galloway warned Tuesday that a 2016 law could go over limits on lawmakers
raising fees without a public vote.
But that depends on whether an estimated net of more than $146 million in
revenue materializes once the law is fully implemented in fiscal year 2019.
The law takes effect in January. It will allow more people to apply to expunge
criminal records and shorten the waiting period for doing so. It raises
application fees from $100 to $250.
Springfield Republican Sen. Bob Dixon sponsored the measure and says
researchers overestimated potential expungement applications. He says he
“seriously doubts” it will violate revenue limits.
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