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“Some federal drug possession and nonviolent marijuana conviction records should be sealed automatically one year after the person finishes every part of the sentence.”
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“A person who knowingly gets or shares a sealed federal record without permission should be able to face up to one year in jail, a fine, or both.”
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“Sealed federal records should still be available or disclosed in certain settings, including court testimony, later criminal investigations, some sensitive job checks, law enforcement and court use, and allowed access by the person with the record or crime victims.”
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“Federal courts should notify prosecutors and try to notify victims, usually hold a hearing, weigh public safety against rehabilitation and work needs, and make people wait two years before refiling after a denied petition for the same offense.”
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“Federal officials should create rules and technology so agencies seal eligible old and new records automatically, keep allowed law enforcement access secure, and do not make people file petitions for records that qualify for automatic sealing.”
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“Sealed federal records should normally be closed to the public and left out of most background checks, and people should usually be able to leave out or deny the sealed information without facing lying charges.”
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“People asking a federal court to seal a record should have one standard form available online and on paper, a way for low-income applicants to ask for fee waivers, and a lawyer through the federal public defender system.”
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“Courts should keep any separate power they already have to cancel convictions or sentences, and each federal district court should publish yearly non-identifying data on sealing petitions, prosecutor positions, outcomes, demographics, and offense types.”
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“People with certain nonviolent federal convictions should be able to ask a court to seal the record after finishing their sentence, while people with listed serious crimes or too many felony convictions would not qualify.”
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“Federal arrest records should be sealed automatically when the person is not convicted, including after an acquittal, another judgment without conviction, or 180 days with no charges filed; a court could later reopen a no-charge record if prosecutors bring charges for the same offense.”
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