On The Road to Freedom: On House Bill 5120, Democrats and Republicans must chill to pass this damn bill!

The process of streamlining expungement has started with the introduction of House Bill 5120. This bill will allow county prosecutors to be the primary decision maker in removing felonies and misdemeanors from a person’s public record. Under this new legislation, a county prosecutor has 60 days to respond to an application to set aside a conviction for a misdemeanor and 90 days for a felony if the prosecutor does not object to the application.

My Name is Dana,
and I am the AG.
When it comes to the law,
Don't mess with me!

The introduction of this bill is a start of a process that will allow a citizen to clear their record for as little as $65.00. The $50.00 is a mandatory payment to the Michigan State Police and, the $15.00 is for fingerprinting from your municipal police department. You can get a hardship waiver for the fingerprinting costs from social justice agencies.

In order for this process to move forward, a hearing and a vote by the House of Representatives judicial committee is necessary. Then it must be approved by the all of the representatives. Then the Michigan Senate has to get it together and pass this bill for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to sign into law with immediate effect.

You must contact the elected officials at the bottom of this article to demand that the following list of actions be taken by Attorney General Dana Nessel to benefit the citizens.

The production of a statewide list of people convicted by MCL number within a county for misdemeanors and felonies for the purpose of expungement.
Using the list to generate applications for set asides, where county prosecutors and social equity advocates will review cases for expungement.
If there is no objection to the application, a county prosecutor will have the power of generating letters for Judges to grant default judgments to defendants, relieving them of having to appear in person in front of a judge.
Defendants will benefit in cost savings from having to pay for parking, fuel, meals and, getting the opportunity to move on with their lives.
As the top law enforcement official in the State of Michigan, Dana Nessel will implement this within 10 days of the bill becoming state law.

During this hearing, citizens can ask for the bill to be amended with things like removal of quantity limits for marijuana convictions for example. Other lobbyists like for profit prison shareholders will want to add things to keep people incarcerated for profit and make it harder to expunge. Anti-Marijuana groups like the Detroit NAACP will make religious and mental reasons to keep the cash flowing for their rehabilitation programs and organizations.

When the hearing date and time is published (or before) make plans to: show up in person, make a phone call, send an email, text, or, fax to the Governor’s office, Michigan State Senate leadership and, House of Representatives to tell them:

Save the Taxpayers Money, Support HB 5120!

Please place this statement on all correspondence.

Don’t delay, contact these people today!

Copy of House Bill 5120 - State of Michigan

IMPORTANT FIRST Contact!!!!!!!!
Contact this State Representative FIRST to get the party started!

State Rep Graham Filler(R) District 93,
Chairman of the MI House Judiciary Committee Lansing Office
Anderson House Office Building
N-1197 House Office Building
Lansing, MI 48933
Mailing Address
N-1197 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-1778
Email: GrahamFiller@house.mi.gov
Website: www.gophouse.org/representatives/central/filler
District Map: Click Here to see if you live in his district/Clinton and parts of Gratiot County.

Schedule a meeting with the House Judiciary Committee by contacting

Melissa Sweet, Committee Clerk

(517) 373-5176

msweet@house.mi.gov

Contact these people next, after you demand that Rep. Filler schedule HB 5120 for a vote in his committee A.S.A.P!