00                              HOUSE BILL NO. 34                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the expungement of records relating to conviction set asides granted                                
02 after suspended imposition of sentence."                                                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 12.55.085(e) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (e)  Upon the discharge by the court without imposition of sentence, the court                               
06       may set aside the conviction and issue to the person a certificate to that effect.  The                       
07       person may provide the certificate to the Department of Public Safety and to the                              
08       clerk of court.  The department and the clerk of court shall destroy all records                              
09       relating to the conviction, the suspended imposition of sentence, and the set aside,                          
10       including records maintained under AS 12.62.                                                                  
11    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
12 read:                                                                                                                   
13       APPLICABILITY.  The change to AS 12.55.085(e) made by sec. 1 of this Act                                          
14 allowing the destruction of certain records only applies when a conviction, suspension of                               
01 imposition of sentence, and set aside under AS 12.55.085 have all occurred after the effective                          
02 date of this Act.