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2 Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.
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6 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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10 Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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14 A BILL
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19 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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23 To amend Section 16-801 of the District of Columbia Official Code to expand the definition of an
24 eligible felony and to make all misdemeanors eligible for sealing.
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26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
27 act may be cited as the Criminal Record Expungement Amendment Act of 2021.
28 Sec. 2. Section 16-801 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows:
29 (a) Paragraph (6) is amended to read as follows:
30 (6) Eligible Felony means:
31 (A) Failure to appear ( 23-1327);
32 (B) First or second degree theft ( 22-3211); and
33 (C) Felony possession ( 48-904.01(a)).
34 (b) Paragraph (9) is repealed.
35 (c) Section 16-803(c) is amended as follows:
36 (1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase an eligible
37 misdemeanor or.
38 (2) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the number 8 and inserting the number
39 2 in its place.
40 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
41 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
42 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
43 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code 1-301.47a).
44 Sec. 4. Effective date.
45 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
46 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as
47 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
48 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
49 Columbia Register.
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