Statute which permitted expungement and destruction of arrest records for misdemeanors but not for felonies did not violate equal protection since the classification was rationally related to legitimate governmental interests. The retention of felony arrest records, the court noted, is useful in uncovering criminal conduct, in setting bond, and in facilitating the work of correctional institutions. State v. Expunged Record No. 249,044, No. 2003-KA-1940, 881 So. 2d 104 (La. 2004). [N/R]
     291:39 Update: Connecticut Supreme Court overturns intermediate appeals court ruling which would have required physical destruction of arrestee's arrest record based on dismissal of charges and expungement of record, despite his filing of a notice of his intent to sue the town for false arrest Connecticut, State of, v. Anonymous, 237 Conn 501, 680 A.2d 956 (1996).
     284:118 Town was not entitled to disclosure of arrestee's arrest record, despite his filing of notice to bring false arrest lawsuit when charges against him had been dismissed, he had properly requested physical destruction of the records, and Connecticut state law only allowed disclosure of such records to a "defendant" in a pending lawsuit Connecticut, State of, v. Anonymous, 654 A.2d 1241 (Conn App. 1995).