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On granting the motion the court must vacate, enter an acquittal and order the records expunged

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

On granting the motion the court must vacate, enter an acquittal and order the records expunged

The document says “shallWho acts: United States district courtsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“If the court grants a motion to vacate a conviction of a level A offense under subsection (b), the court shall immediately-- ``(A) vacate the conviction for cause; ``(B) set aside the verdict and enter a judgment of acquittal; and ``(C) enter an expungement order”

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

Three acts follow immediately on a grant. The court vacates the conviction for cause, sets aside the verdict and enters a judgment of acquittal, and enters an expungement order. The order directs that all references be expunged from all official records to the arrest of the movant for the offense, the institution of criminal proceedings relating to it, and the results of those proceedings.

What the document actually says

“If the court grants a motion to vacate a conviction of a level A offense under subsection (b), the court shall immediately-- ``(A) vacate the conviction for cause; ``(B) set aside the verdict and enter a judgment of acquittal; and ``(C) enter an expungement order”

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

When the judge says yes, the judge must act at once. The guilty ruling goes away. The verdict is set aside and the person is found not guilty. An order to erase the records goes out.

What this is about

The order covers three kinds of record. One is the arrest. One is the start of the case. One is how the case came out.

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