{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-801","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-801","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n(1)\n\"Clerk\" means the Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.\n(2)\n\"Completion of the sentence\" means the person has been unconditionally discharged from incarceration, commitment, probation, parole, or supervised release, whichever is latest; provided, that nonpayment of fines, restitution, or any other monetary assessments imposed by the Court shall not prevent completion of a sentence.\n(3)\n\"Conviction\" means the entry of judgment 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.\n(4)\n\"Court\" means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.\n(5)\n\"Public\" means any person, agency, organization, or entity other than any:\n(A)\nCourt;\n(B)\nFederal, state, or local prosecutor;\n(C)\nLaw enforcement agency;\n(D)\nLicensing agency, with respect to a criminal offense that may disqualify a person from obtaining that license;\n(E)\nLicensed school, day care center, before or after school facility or other educational or child protection agency or facility; and\n(F)\nGovernment employer or nominating or tenure commission with respect to:\n(i)\nEmployment of a judicial or quasi-judicial officer; or\n(ii)\nEmployment at a senior-level, executive-grade government position.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 8. Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-801","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4655c23129deb31468cfddcfaececa12da093c60c6b61dcfa701f4bfcc90a146","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-714","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}