Central Registry/Reporting Records Expungement District of Columbia
Classification
Unfounded
Expunged/Sealed
Expunged immediately.
Conditions/Comments
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.
Classification
Inconclusive
Expunged/Sealed
Expunged:
18th birthday of the child; or
5 years after termination of social rehabilitation services, whichever occurs first.
Conditions/Comments
No reasonable suspicion or evidence of abuse or neglect of younger sibling.
Classification
Substantiated
Expunged/Sealed
Not expunged.
Conditions/Comments
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.
Full Text of Statute
D.C. Code Ann. § 4-1302.07 (WESTLAW through 5-1-03)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, substantiated reports shall not be expunged from the Child Protection Register.
The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge from each inconclusive report all information that identifies any person in the inconclusive report upon the first occurrence of either:
The 18th birthday of the child, if there is no reasonable suspicion or evidence that a another child living in the same household or under the care of the same parent, guardian or custodian has been abused or neglected; or
The end of the 5th year after the termination of the social rehabilitation services directed toward the abuse and neglect.
The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge:
Any unfounded report immediately upon such classification by the Agency; and
Any material successfully challenged as incorrect pursuant to rules adopted under § 4-1302.06.
