23A-3-26. Definition of expungement.
Terms used in §§23A-3-27 to 23A-3-33, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Expungement," the sealing of all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement agency, criminal justice agency, or Department of Public Safety concerning a person's detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system. Expungement does not imply the physical destruction of records.
Source: SL 2010, ch 126, §1.