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AB 1793 - Amends Marijuana Convictions - California Key Vote

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Title: Amends Marijuana Convictions

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends former marijuana convictions to either eliminate or reduce them.

Highlights:

  • Requires the Department of Justice to review criminal records in the state criminal history database and to identify past convictions that are potentially eligible for recall or dismissal of sentence by July 1, 2019 (Sec. 1).

  • Authorizes the prosecution to have until July 1, 2020 to challenge the resentencing of a person eligible for sentence dismissal or recall under this act (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the department will post online the general information about sentence recalls, dismissals or sealings of past convictions (Sec. 1).

 

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Amends Marijuana Convictions

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends former marijuana convictions to either eliminate or reduce them.

Highlights:

  • Requires the Department of Justice to review criminal records in the state criminal history database and to identify past convictions that are potentially eligible for recall or dismissal of sentence by July 1, 2019 (Sec. 1).

  • Authorizes the prosecution to have until July 1, 2020 to challenge the resentencing of a person eligible for sentence dismissal or recall under this act (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the department will post online the general information about sentence recalls, dismissals or sealings of past convictions (Sec. 1).

 

Full Bill Text

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