CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An effort to make it easier for people to get some criminal convictions annulled is back on track at the New Hampshire Statehouse.
The Senate passed a bill in March that would eliminate annulment fees, expand eligibility and reduce the waiting period to apply in certain cases.
But the House held onto it after opponents said it jeopardized public safety and victims’ rights by allowing domestic abusers to get annulments before paying restitution.
The House on Wednesday passed an updated version that wouldn’t let that happen. It would allow someone who was under age 25 when convicted of a simple-possession drug-related crime to petition for annulment, and eliminates fees for those whose cases were dismissed.
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