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as A “tong” planned ‘purge of the -state’s criminal re-, cords finally got. underway” yesterday. -'...° ae State. Attorney’ General’. Evelle J. Younger. “ane | * nounced yesterday that after: -Ja year’s study of the pian; » She’ has’ sent, a letter to all 2 criminal justice agencies in — : atate telling them to * $ startcleaning out their files. - 2 the letter said the pro- gram ‘willbe in the state. "Regulations by August i‘but- in the meantime,, ac $10 “a; spokesman, the agen a 3¢ cies are. or . “coopera ood ne a for ex: “Sample, stop submitting to” the ‘department - of justice’. :-4 fingerprints taken in connec: ~ 3 on ith violations of local * ordinances and minor traffic | ; offenses unless the arrested person’s identity is in ques: 4 tion or ‘unless the prints are necessary for,some other ia veatigative purpose.” te “should also. part’ ‘their files, “the -- ep eeceaene sve 46. ? They in} purging” 4 rater said, ‘but, storing “ age ‘the’ ‘defunct ieane until the’ state regulations are actu-- ‘ally in effect. ‘Then we'll : have the bonfire, “he said? - - Under Younger’ 8 plan, ben “records will be kept on _resfs for being drunk in pub- lic, violating a local ordi- ~ nance, or committing minor _; traffic offenses’ and. non ‘+ " specific" offenses: characer- ized as ‘investigation.”’ S‘suspicion” of “disorderly!:": TN COMPUTERS iy hirece © rdered riod Under ithe modifica: ion, the records will ‘be “thrown vut if the convicted | person has reached the age ! of 70 and has had no con: f tacts with the criminal jus- { tice’ aymem 4 for ten years. There. are now five ‘miltion & criminal records on file with ‘the state. gine official said. The! ‘‘surge” js expec . podhuce.this;by half. Records on misdemeanor’:- arrests that -do not result in a conviction and arrests tat- er termed a ‘‘detention only”. will “D be, kept five "Misdemeanor arrest that do’ result in a conviction must ‘be’ kept on record sev- en years; starting at the ar- ‘rest date, Felony . arrest F “records or those on crimes. that become a felony when restsvor being drunk in pub- ‘ there is a prior offense, must Also be kept seven years, if _ there is no conviction.” - pb For felony. convictions, -- Younger announced a ‘mod- fied. lifetime” ‘Tetention pe