- Target:
- Georgia Legislature
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.legis.state.ga.us
Under the current guidelines a person charged with a crime and the court decides not to prosecute, the person will receive a "NONPROS" verdict. Although not a conviction, the charge will remain on their criminal record forever. This should not be the case.
If the court chooses not to prosecute or trial the case, the charges should be dismissed and have the ability to be expunged. As of now, the "NONPROS" verdict can not be expunged. I would like this law be revised and updated.
By signing this petition, You acknowledge that the current Georgia Statue referring to expungments in Georgia is unjust when it comes to cases that have been "NON-PROSSED". Although in Latin terms it means Dismissed, the charges do not hold the same rights as a straight forward charge that was dismissed. Those can be expunged, whereas, "NON-PROS" charges remain on your record for life.
This is unjust and need to have the same language applied to "NON-PROS" as Dismissed cases. This is a clear violation of civil rights and an unjust to the criminal justice system.
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The Clear Criminal Record of all "Non-pros" Sentencing petition to Georgia Legislature was written by Troy Mowery and is in the category Law Reform at GoPetition.