The result of House bill 417, if it passes, would clear the criminal records for thousands of eligible people who were convicted of traffic, misdemeanor and some non-violent felony cases.

The ruling will allow two previously dismissed wrongful conviction lawsuits to proceed against Louisville police. 

The unanimous ruling allows indigent people who were convicted of traffic, misdemeanor and some non-violent felony cases to have them cleaned from their record without paying a $50 filing fee and $250 expungement cost.