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A person arrested for a level A offense can move to expunge the arrest records

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

A person arrested for a level A offense can move to expunge the arrest records

The document says “canWho acts: persons arrested for level A offenses, United States district courtsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“A person arrested for any level A offense (or an attorney representing such a person) may move the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where the person was arrested to expunge all records of the arrest”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 2

The second motion. A person arrested for a level A offense, or an attorney representing that person, may move to expunge all records of the arrest. The motion goes to the district court for the district and division embracing the place where the arrest happened. The ground is that the conduct or alleged conduct that resulted in the arrest was directly related to the person having been a victim of trafficking. No conviction is required for this motion.

What the document actually says

“A person arrested for any level A offense (or an attorney representing such a person) may move the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where the person was arrested to expunge all records of the arrest”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

A person held for a level A crime can ask a court to erase all records of the arrest. Their lawyer can ask too.

What this is about

The ask goes to the court for the place where the arrest took place. An arrest leaves a record even with no trial. This lets that record be erased.

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