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D.C. Code § 16-801 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (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 re…
D.C. Code § 16-802 Automatic expungement of criminal records
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(a) The Court shall order automatic expungement of all criminal records and court proceedings related only to citations, arrests, charges, or convictions for the commission of a criminal offense that has subsequently been decriminalized, legalized, or held to be unconstitutional …
D.C. Code § 16-803 Expungement of criminal records by motion
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(a) The Court shall order expungement of all criminal records and court proceedings related only to citations, arrests, or charges for the commission of a criminal offense on the grounds of actual innocence if: (1) The case was terminated by the prosecutor or otherwise reached a …
D.C. Code § 16-804 Effect of expungement of criminal records
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(a) The effect of expungement shall be to restore a person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status they occupied before being cited, arrested, charged, or convicted. (b) No person as to whom criminal record expungement relief has been granted shall be held thereafter unde…