Clean Start Act of 2022

Summary

Clean Start Act of 2022 This bill establishes a process to seal records related to a nonviolent criminal offense committed by an individual whose substance use disorder is a substantial contributing factor in the commission of the offense. A nonviolent criminal offense is a federal criminal offense that is not a violent offense, a sex offense, a serious drug offense, or an offense with a victim under the age of 18. To be eligible for sealing, an individual who is convicted of a nonviolent criminal offense must, among other things, complete a substance use disorder treatment program or recovery program and complete service in a substance use disorder peer mentorship program. This bill also allows the Department of Justice to give preference to a Community Oriented Policing Services program grant applicant from a state that has in effect (1) a substantially similar law related to sealing adult records, or (2) a law that allows an individual who successfully seals a criminal record to be free from civil and criminal perjury laws.

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Timeline

1. 29 November 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 29 November 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 November 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 November 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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