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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT
D.C. ACT 26-45
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
APRIL 22, 2025
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,section205oftheClemencyBoardEstablishmentActof2018
toauthorizetheClemencyBoardto,forapplicantsseekingapardon,grantawaiverof
theS-yearwaitingperiod.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“ClemencyBoardWaiverAuthorityTemporaryAmendmentActof
2025”.
Sec.2.Section205oftheClemencyBoardEstablishmentActof2018,effective
December13,2018(D.C.Law22-197;D.C.OfficialCode§24-481.05),isamendedbyaddinga
newsubsection(f)toreadasfollows:“(f)TheBoardmay.uponwrittenrequestoftheapplicant,grantawaiveroftherequirementsofsubsection(c)(1)ofthissection;provided,that:(1)TheBoardshallonlygrantawaiverunderthissubsectionwheretheBoardis
inreceiptofnoticefromtheOfficeofthePardonAttorneythatthePardonAttorneyorthe
PresidentoftheUnitedStateshasprovidedtheapplicantwithawaiverofthe5-yearrequirement
pursuantto§9-140.112oftheDepartmentofJusticeManual;(2)TheBoardmaydeclinetograntawaiverunderthissubsectionevenwhentheinreceiptofthenoticedescribedinparagraph(1)ofthissubsection;
(3)TheBoardshallnotgrantawaiverunderthissubsectionwhentheapplicant
isonprobation,parole,orsupervisedrelease;“(4)TheBoardmayrequestadditionalinformationftomtheapplicanttosupport
theirrequestforawaiverofsubsection(c)(1)ofthissection,whichmayincludearequestto
meetwiththeapplicanttodiscusstheirwaiverrequest;“(5)TheBoardshallprovidetheapplicantwithwrittennoticeoftheBoard'sdecisiontograntordenyawaiverrequestpursuanttothissubsection;and(6)PriortotheBoardmakingadeterminationwhethertograntarequestfora
waiverpursuanttothissubsection,theapplicant’sapplicationshallbedeferreduntila
determinationismade.”.
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Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OffiacialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(or,intheeventofvetoby
theMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approved
December24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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