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Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed a bipartisan expungement bill, arguing that reforms recently put in place covered some of what the legislation sought to address.
The bill, A3881, would have stopped a person’s criminal history from showing up during a background check if the charge was in the process of being expunged.
Murphy’s veto came after a settlement was reached last week between the Office of Public Defender and the State Police following a dispute over expungements not being processed by law enforcement in a timely manner.