Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed AB 160 on June 16, 2023, the Nevada Independent reported. The bill would have let the state flag people eligible to have low-level, mostly cannabis, records sealed automatically. Prosecutors would have had 30 days to object, with an objection triggering a hearing.
Lombardo said sealing should be a judicial privilege tied to showing rehabilitation. Clark County planned to bring recommendations back, including a $1 million appropriation for a task force on automatic sealing. The bill built on the 2019 Nevada Second Chance Act (AB 192).
Why it matters: Without automatic sealing, people with old low-level cannabis records have to go through a court process to clear them.
Source: The Nevada Independent, 2023-08-15. Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting.