D.C.’s current record sealing laws promise to “restore the movant, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he or she occupied before being arrested or charged.” But, they don’t. 

We need a new law that does.

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Critical pieces of the RESTORE Act would dramatically simplify and expand criminal record sealing relief in the District of Columbia.

D.C. has one of the most confusing and restrictive record sealing laws in the country.

Collateral Consequences Resource Center, DC’s non-conviction sealing law is uniquely complex and restrictive

This legislation is a bold step forward in DC’s commitment to reducing employment and housing barriers for those who were arrested but not convicted, convicted of a crime that has been decriminalized, or who have served their time and are returning home.

Councilmember Christina Henderson

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