Existing law authorizes the trial court clerk to destroy court records, as defined, after notice of destruction, if there is no request and order for transfer of the records, upon the expiration of specified time periods after final disposition of the case. Existing law generally provides that court records of a criminal proceeding relating to a misdemeanor violation may be destroyed after 5 years, but that court records of a criminal proceeding relating to a misdemeanor violation for speed contests, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or driving under the influence and causing bodily injury, may be destroyed after 10 years.
California AB 2232 (20152016) — Court records: misdemeanors.
Existing law authorizes the trial court clerk to destroy court records, as defined, after notice of destruction, if there is no request and order for transfer of the records, upon the expiration of specified time periods after final disposition of the case. Existing law generally provides that court records of a criminal proceeding relating to a misdemeanor violation may be destroyed after 5 years, but that court records of a criminal proceeding relating to a misdemeanor violation for speed contests, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or driving under the influence and causing bodily injury, may be destroyed after 10 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2232 OBERNOLTE Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Obernolte — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2016-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-06 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4362.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-04-28 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-05-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2016-06-21 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4647.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-30 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2016-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2016-07-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-07-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 74, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ca6dd9f5-f415-49d1-96ff-28cf5d4e4d3f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).