#Recordit vs full#
In Kentucky, it will be a full 90 percent. Fifty-five percent of the cash collected in Tennessee goes into the state’s general fund. In Tennessee and Kentucky, bloated prices have little to do with processing the application, but rather the state revenue they were designed to produce. But, she said, “These agencies are not getting the funding that they need to function, so it’s hard to ask them to bring it down.” “We were pretty vocal that this was an impossible cost,” said Wheeler of recent reform discussions. Tennessee’s $450 is trumped by Louisiana's $550 fee, and as of July, Kentucky will charge $500. Of the 17 states that do so, the application fee is generally in line with standard court fees. Most laws only included misdemeanor convictions or arrest records.Ī growing number of states are including some low-level, non-violent felonies. Between 20, 31 states and Washington, D.C., established or expanded expungement laws. In recent years, increased attention to the connection between these restrictions, which make it difficult to lead a stable life, and recidivism has spurred lawmakers in states across the country to pass legislation affording those with a conviction or an arrest a clean slate, according to a Vera Institute report. A record also bars employment in a number of fields and any job that involves working with children. In Tennessee, there are 958 restrictions based on a criminal record, including disqualification for any state-funded student loan or grant. While a gun permit may be discretionary, a decent job or money for an education are crucial, and for many people once convicted of a crime, Tennessee’s high fee has put expungement out of the reach.
But the Tennessee legislature wanted money for the state’s general fund, so it set the fee much higher. Many states charge $150 or less to apply for expungement, the legal term for clearing a criminal record, and some states offer a waiver if the applicant is too poor to pay. I’d have to give up something, maybe eating, and I really like doing that,” Bill said. On the list of fees at the Shelby County Criminal Court, expungement is by far the most expensive.
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