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Section 100K of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 100I and section 100J, a court may further order the expungement of a record created as a result of a criminal court appearance, juvenile court appearance or dispositions if: (1) such court appearance resulted in the accused, by a final judgment, being found non-guilty of the charge or the charge is dismissed; (2) a charge in a criminal case has been nolled in the Superior Court and at least thirteen months have elapsed since such nolle; or (3) a charge in a criminal case has been continued at the request of the prosecuting attorney, and a period of thirteen months has elapsed since the granting of such continuance during which period there has been no prosecution or other disposition of the matter.
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