Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 18. SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT

Part 11. Expungement of Records

Eligibility For Misdemeanor Expungement

46-18-1104. Eligibility for misdemeanor expungement. (1) A person convicted of one or more misdemeanor offenses, whether in one court or multiple courts and whether in one case or multiple cases, and who has not had the person's records expunged under this part previously, may petition a district court for an order requiring the expungement of all records of arrest, investigation, and detention, if any, and any court proceedings that may have been held related to the misdemeanor offense or offenses.

(2) A person may petition for expungement pursuant to this part no more than one time during the person's life.

(3) A person submitting a petition for expungement under this part must be fingerprinted for purposes of validating the person's identity.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 384, L. 2019.