Persons with low-level marijuana-related convictions won’t have to hire an attorney to have their records expunged after all, said the lawmaker who sponsored a bill enacting the procedure, clearing up initial confusion over whether those records would be erased automatically.

A motion filed with the court could speed up the process in certain cases, but would not be required, the lawmaker said.

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