SB 22-103

Senate Bill 22-103, also known as "Remedy For Improper Guilty Pleas," addresses a situation where some criminal defendants were not properly informed about the potential immigration consequences of pleading guilty. This means these individuals might not have fully understood what they were agreeing to when they entered their plea. The bill allows those affected to ask the court to cancel their guilty plea and potentially clears the way for them to enter a new plea or proceed with their case differently. Since the bill has been signed, it is now law and can be used by people who believe they were not properly advised about immigration consequences when they pleaded guilty in the past.

Official Summary

The act finds that some criminal defendants were not effectively advised of immigration consequences to a guilty plea, and therefore, these defendants did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter a guilty plea. The act authorizes these persons to petition the court for an order vacating the guilty plea. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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