Your eligibility to file the interest of justice motion is dictated by several interrelated factors. Common factors include the severity of your offense or offenses, the number of offenses you have allegedly committed, the disposition of any charges brought against you in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, and whether you have any pending arrests or charges at the time you file your motion to seal. General information regarding eligibility follows, but you should consult a DC expungement lawyer for a full analysis of your record and potential eligibility to file a motion to seal. Some defendants whose cases ended without conviction may be good candidates to file another type of record sealing motion, provided they can prove they were factually innocent of the crime for which they were arrested.