In re In re In re Expungement the Arrest/Charge Records T.B. the Expungement the Arrest/Charge Records J.n.-T. the Expungement the Arrest/Charge Records R.C.

OSTRER, J.A.D.

*394In these consolidated appeals, we must decide whether Drug Court graduates seeking expungement of their criminal records pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m) -the "Drug Court expungement statute"-must make a "public interest" showing as N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(c)(3) requires for the expungement of certain third- and fourth-degree drug offenses. Having considered the plain language of the Drug Court expungement statute, and its legislative history, we conclude that N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m)(2) clearly imports the public interest requirement under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(c)(3). We therefore vacate…