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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION

     Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, Lima, DeSimone, Slater, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: January 29, 2013

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 2 of the 2010 Public Laws in Chapter 128 entitled "An Act Relating

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To Criminal Procedure -- Sentence And Execution" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     Section 2. This act shall take effect upon passage, and shall apply retroactively to any

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individual who entered into a deferred sentence agreement on or after January 1, 1997.

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     SECTION 2. Section 2 of the 2010 Public Laws in Chapter 256 entitled "An Act Relating

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To Criminal Procedure -- Sentence And Execution" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     Section 2. This act shall take effect upon passage, and shall apply retroactively to any

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individual who entered into a deferred sentence agreement on or after January 1, 1997.

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     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION

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     This act would amend the 2010 Public Laws which made changes to the deferred

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sentence expungement process by making said changes apply retroactively to all individuals who

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entered into a deferred sentence agreement on or before January 1, 1997.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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