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D.C. Law Library - Chapter 8. Criminal Record Sealing.
(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.
(5) “Disqualifying arrest or conviction” means:
(6) “Eligible felony” means a failure to appear (§ 23-1327);
(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].
(9) “Ineligible misdemeanor” means:
(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).
(F) Possession of a pistol by a convicted felon (§ 22-4503(a)(2) [see now § 22-4503(a)(1)]);
(L) Violating child labor laws (§§ 32-201 through 32-224);
(N) Public assistance fraud (§§ 4-218.01 through 4-218.05);
(P) Attempted trademark counterfeiting (§§ 22-1803, 22-902);
(R) Attempted fraud (§§ 22-1803, 22-3222);
(T) Attempted credit card fraud (§ 22-1803, 22-223) [§§ 22-1803, 22-3223];
(V) Attempted insurance fraud (§§ 22-1803, 22-3225.02, 22-3225.03);
(W) Telephone fraud (§§ 22-3226.06, 22-3226.10(3));
(X) Attempted telephone fraud (§§ 22-1803, 22-3226.06, 22-3226.10);
(Y) Identity theft, second degree (§§ 22-3227.02, 22-3227.03(b));
(Z) Attempted identify theft (§§ 22-1803, 22-3227.02, 22-3227.03);
(AA) Fraudulent statements or failure to make statements to employee (§ 47-4104);
(FF) No school bus driver’s license (18 DCMR § 1305.1);
(GG) False statement on Department of Motor Vehicles document (18 DCMR § 1104.1);
(HH) No permit — 2nd or greater offense (§ 50-1401.01(d));
(II) Altered title (18 DCMR § 1104.3);
(JJ) Altered registration (18 DCMR § 1104.4);
(KK) No commercial driver’s license (§ 50-405);
(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.
(11) “Public” means any person, agency, organization, or entity other than:
(May 5, 2007, D.C. Law 16-307, § 2(b), 54 DCR 868; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-368, § 4(e), 56 DCR 1338; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 401, 56 DCR 7413; June 15, 2013, D.C. Law 19-319, § 4(a), 60 DCR 2333.)
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).
(a) A person arrested upon a warrant issued pursuant to § 23-701 or arrested within the District of Columbia as a fugitive from justice without a warrant having been issued may file a motion to seal the record of the District of Columbia arrest and related Superior Court proceedings at any time after the person has appeared before the proper official in the jurisdiction from which he or she was a fugitive.
(b)(1) The Superior Court shall grant a motion to seal if:
(A) The arrest was not made in connection with or did not result in Regulations charges or federal charges in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the person;
(B) The person waived an extradition hearing pursuant to § 23-702(f)(1) and was released pursuant to § 23-702(f)(2) or detained pursuant to § 23-702(f)(3); and
(C) The person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she has appeared before the proper official in the jurisdiction from which he or she was a fugitive.
(2)(A) In all other cases under this section, the Superior Court may grant a motion to seal if it is in the interest of justice to do so. In making this determination, the court shall consider:
(i) The interests of the movant in sealing the publicly available records of his or her arrest and related court proceedings;
(B) The burden shall be on the movant to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that it is in the interest of justice to grant relief.
(c) If the Court grants the motion to seal:
(1)(A) The Court shall order the prosecutor and any law enforcement agency to remove from their publicly available records all references that identify the movant as having been arrested.
(B) The prosecutor’s office and law enforcement agencies shall be entitled to retain any and all records relating to the movant’s arrest in a nonpublic file.
(C) The prosecutor’s office and law enforcement agencies shall file a certification with the Court within 90 days that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, all references that identify the movant as having been arrested have been removed from its publicly available records.
(2)(A) The Court shall order the clerk to remove or eliminate all publicly available court records that identify the movant as having been arrested.
(4) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the clerk and any other agency shall reply in response to inquiries from the public concerning the existence of records which have been sealed pursuant to this chapter that no records are available.
(5) No person as to whom relief pursuant to this section has been granted shall be held thereafter under any provision of law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of failure to recite or acknowledge his or her arrest as a fugitive from justice in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose.
(6) For purposes of this section, the entities listed in § 16-801(11)(D)-(F) shall be considered public.
(June 15, 2013, D.C. Law 19-319, § 4(c), 60 DCR 2333; Dec. 13, 2013, D.C. Law 20-50, § 4(b), 60 DCR 15151.)
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-50 rewrote (b)(2).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of the Criminal Record Sealing Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-99, July 1, 2013, 60 DCR 10009, 20 DCSTAT 1805).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of the Criminal Record Sealing Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-168, September 30, 2013, 60 DCR 14734).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see §§ 2(b) and 3 of the Criminal Record Sealing Temporary Act of 2013 (D.C. Law 20-38, Nov. 5, 2013, 60 DCR 12149).
(a) A motion to seal filed with the Court pursuant to this chapter shall state grounds upon which eligibility for sealing is based and facts in support of the person’s claim. It shall be accompanied by a statement of points and authorities in support of the motion, and any appropriate exhibits, affidavits, and supporting documents.
(b)(1) A motion pursuant to § 16-803(a), (b), or (c) shall state all of the movant’s arrests and convictions and shall:
(A) Seek relief with respect to all the arrests and any conviction eligible for relief; and
(B) For any arrest or conviction as to which the waiting period in § 16-803(a), (b), or (c) has not elapsed, waive in writing the right to seek sealing of the records pertaining to that arrest or conviction.
(2) If the Court determines that the motion does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, then the movant shall have 30 days after being notified by the Court of the noncompliance to amend his or her original motion to include all of the movant’s District of Columbia Code and Municipal Regulation arrests and convictions and either seek relief with respect to all the eligible arrests and convictions or waive in writing the right to seek sealing of the records pertaining to any arrests or convictions for which relief is not sought. If the movant fails to amend his original motion within 30 days, then the motion shall be dismissed without prejudice.
(c) A copy of the motion and any amended motion shall be served upon the prosecutor.
(e) If the movant files a motion to seal an arrest that is not in the Court database or an arrest and related court proceedings that are not in a publicly available database, the motion to seal and responsive pleadings shall not be available publicly. If the Court grants such a motion, it shall order that the motion and responsive pleadings be sealed to the same extent and in the same manner as the records pertaining to the arrest and related court proceedings. If the Court denies such a motion, the Court, the United States Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and the law enforcement agency that arrested the movant shall be entitled to retain any and all records relating to the motion in a non-public file.
(May 5, 2007, D.C. Law 16-307, § 2(b), 54 DCR 868; June 15, 2013, D.C. Law 19-319, § 4(d), 60 DCR 2333.)
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-319 rewrote (b) and (c); and added (e).
(a) Records sealed on grounds of actual innocence pursuant to § 16-802 shall be opened only on order of the Court upon a showing of compelling need; except, that upon request, the movant, or the authorized representative of the movant, shall be entitled to a copy of the sealed records to the extent that such records would have been available to the movant before relief under § 16-802 was granted and shall also be entitled to all certifications filed with the Court pursuant to § 16-802(h)(5). A request for access to sealed court records may be made ex parte.
(b) Records retained in a nonpublic file pursuant to § 16-803, § 16-803.01, or § 16-803.02 shall be available:
(1) To any court, prosecutor, or law enforcement agency for any lawful purpose, including:
(A) The investigation or prosecution of any offense;
(B) The determination of whether a person is eligible to have an arrest or conviction sealed or expunged;
(C) The determination of conditions of release for a subsequent arrest;
(D) The determination of whether a person has committed a second or subsequent offense for charging or sentencing purposes;
(E) Determining an appropriate sentence if the person is subsequently convicted of another crime; and
(F) Employment decisions.
(2) For use in civil litigation relating to the arrest or conviction;
(3) Upon order of the Court for good cause shown;
(4) Except for records sealed under §§ 16-803.01 and 16-803.02, to any person or entity identified in § 16-801(11)(D), (E), or (F), but only to the extent that such records would have been available to such persons or entities before relief under § 16-803 was granted. Such records may be used for any lawful purpose, including:
(A) The determination of whether a person is eligible to be licensed in a particular trade or profession; and
(B) Employment decisions; and
(5) To the movant or the authorized representative of the movant, upon request, but only to the extent that such records would have been available to the movant before relief under § 16-803, § 16-803.01, or § 16-803.02 was granted. The movant, or the authorized representative of the movant, shall also be entitled to all certifications filed with the Court pursuant to § 16-803(l)(1)(C).
(c) Any person, upon making inquiry of the Court concerning the existence of records of arrest, court proceedings, or convictions involving an individual, shall be entitled to rely, for any purpose under the law, upon the clerk’s response that no records are available under § 16-802(h)(7), § 16-803(l)(5), or § 16-803.02(b)(5) with respect to any issue about that person’s knowledge of the individual’s record.
(d) Except to the extent permitted by this section, all sealed records shall remain sealed.
(May 5, 2007, D.C. Law 16-307, § 2(b), 54 DCR 868; June 15, 2013, D.C. Law 19-319, § 4(e), 60 DCR 2333; Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-186, § 2(d), 61 DCR 12108.)
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-319 rewrote (a); substituted “§§ 16-803 or 16-803.01” for “§ 16-803” in the introductory language of (b); added “Except for records sealed under § 16-803.01” at the beginning of (b)(4); rewrote ((b)(5); added (d); and made related changes.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-186 substituted “§ 16-803, § 16-803.01, or § 16-803.02” for “§§ 16-803 or 16-1803.01” in the introductory language in (b); substituted “§§ 16-803.01 and 16-803.02” for “§ 6-803.01” in (b)(4); substituted “§ 16-803, § 16-803.01, or § 16-803.02” for “§ 16-803 or 16- 803.01” in (b)(5); and substituted “§ 16-802(h)(7), § 16-803(l)5), or § 16-803.02(b)(5)” for “§ 16-802(h)(7) or § 16-803(l)(5)” in (c).
This chapter does not supersede any other provision of the District of Columbia Official Code providing for the expungement, sealing, or setting aside of criminal arrests or convictions.