Use of expunged records in civil action
Sec. 7. If a person whose records are expunged brings an action
that might be defended with the contents of the records, the
defendant is presumed to have a complete defense to the action. For
the plaintiff to recover, the plaintiff must show that the contents of
the expunged records would not exonerate the defendant. The
plaintiff may be required to state under oath whether the plaintiff had
records in the juvenile justice system and whether those records were
expunged. If the plaintiff denies the existence of the records, the
defendant may prove the existence of the records in any manner
compatible with the law of evidence.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
Last modified: May 24, 2006