District Of Columbia § 24-906 - Unconditional discharge sets aside conviction.
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§ 24-906. Unconditional discharge sets aside conviction.
24-906Upon unconditional discharge of a committed youth offender before the expiration of the sentence imposed, the youth offender’s conviction shall be automatically set aside.
If the sentence of a committed youth offender expires before unconditional discharge, the United States Parole Commission may, in its discretion, set aside the conviction.
Where a youth offender is sentenced to commitment and a term of supervised release for a felony committed on or after August 5, 2000, and the United States Parole Commission exercises its authority pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1) to terminate the term of supervised release before its expiration, the youth offender’s conviction shall be automatically set aside.
In any case in which the youth offender’s conviction is set aside, the youth offender shall be issued a certificate to that effect.
Where a youth offender has been placed on probation by the court, the court may, in its discretion, unconditionally discharge the youth offender from probation before the end of the maximum period of probation previously fixed by the court. The discharge shall automatically set aside the conviction. If the sentence of a youth offender who has been placed on probation by the court expires before unconditional discharge, the court may, in its discretion, set aside the conviction. In any case where the court sets aside the conviction of a youth offender, the court shall issue to the youth offender a certificate to that effect.
A conviction set aside under this section may be used:
In determining whether a person has committed a second or subsequent offense for purposes of imposing an enhanced sentence under any provision of law;
In determining whether an offense under is a second or subsequent violation under ;
In determining an appropriate sentence if the person is subsequently convicted of another crime;
For impeachment if the person testifies in his own defense at trial pursuant to ;
For cross-examining character witnesses;
For sex offender registration and notification;
For gun offender registration pursuant to , for convictions on or after January 1, 2011; or
In determining whether a person has been in possession of a firearm in violation of .
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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