Source: https://development.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/16-801.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 02:46:12+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - § 16–801. Definitions.
↪ Chapter 8. Criminal Record Sealing.
Chapter 8. Criminal Record Sealing.
§ 16–802. Sealing of criminal records on grounds of actual innocence.
(1) “Clerk” means the Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(2) “Completion of the sentence” means the person has been unconditionally discharged from incarceration, commitment, probation, parole, or supervised release, whichever is latest.
(3) “Conviction” means the judgment (sentence) on a verdict or a finding of guilty, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere, or a plea or verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
(4) “Court” or “Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(C) A conviction in the District of Columbia for an ineligible felony or ineligible misdemeanor or a conviction in any jurisdiction for an offense that involved conduct that would constitute an ineligible felony or ineligible misdemeanor if committed in the District of Columbia or prosecuted under the District of Columbia Official Code, or conduct that is substantially similar to that of an ineligible felony or ineligible misdemeanor.
(7) “Eligible misdemeanor” means any misdemeanor that is not an ineligible misdemeanor.
(8) “Ineligible felony” means any felony other than a failure to appear (§ 16-1327) [§ 23-1327].
(A) Interpersonal violence as defined in § 16-1001(6)(B), intimate partner violence as defined in § 16-1001(7), and intrafamily violence as defined in § 16-1001(9).
(NN) Attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses (§§ 22-1803, 22-1805a).
(10) “Minor offense” means a traffic offense, disorderly conduct, or an offense that is punishable by a fine only, excluding any ineligible misdemeanor.
(ii) Employment at a senior-level, executive-grade government position.
This section is referenced in § 16-803, § 16-803.01, and § 16-806.
D.C. Law 17-368, in par. (9)(A), substituted “§ 16-1001(8)” for “§ 16-1001(5)”.
D.C. Law 18-88, in par. (9)(Z), substituted “Attempted identify theft” for “Attempted theft”.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-319 rewrote (9)(A).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 401 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-181, August 6, 2009, 56 DCR 6903).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 401 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-227, October 21, 2009, 56 DCR 8668).

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