The Alaska House of Representatives has passed legislation that would remove some low-level marijuana possession records from CourtView, an online database that allows any person to view convictions and criminal charges in Alaska.
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If the bill passes through the Senate, the records that would be made confidential would be limited. They could only be convictions incurred by people over 21 for marijuana possession of less than one ounce, and the offender could not have been convicted for another crime at the same time. Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, introduced the bill and said it would help Alaskans who have struggled to find jobs or housing due to a conviction that would not currently be an offense. He noted that the process to remove the records from CourtView would not be automatic, but would need to be requested.HB 246 passed onto the Senate on a 30-8 vote on Wednesday.
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