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18 U.S.C. § 3662

Conviction records

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(a) The Attorney General of the United States is authorized to establish in the Department of Justice a repository for records of convictions and determinations of the validity of such convictions.(b) Upon the conviction thereafter of a defendant in a court of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof for an offense punishable in such court by death or imprisonment in excess of one year, or a judicial determination of the validity of such conviction on collateral review, the court shall cause a certified record of the conviction or determination to be made to the repository in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General of the United States shall by regulation prescribe.(c) Records maintained in the repository shall not be public records. Certified copies thereof—(1) may be furnished for law enforcement purposes on request of a court or law enforcement or corrections officer of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof;(2) may be furnished for law enforcement purposes on request of a court or law enforcement or corrections officer of a State, any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, if a statute of such State requires that, upon the conviction of a defendant in a court of the State or any political subdivision thereof for an offense punishable in such court by death or imprisonment in excess of one year, or a judicial determination of the validity of such conviction on collateral review, the court cause a certified record of the conviction or determination to be made to the repository in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General of the United States shall by regulation prescribe; and(3) shall be prima facie evidence in any court of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, that the convictions occurred and whether they have been judicially determined to be invalid on collateral review.(d) The Attorney General of the United States shall give reasonable public notice, and afford to interested parties opportunity for hearing, prior to prescribing regulations under this section.(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title X, § 1001(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 951, § 3578; renumbered § 3662, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1987.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Truesdale v. United States Dep't of Just., 657 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D.D.C. 2009).
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Truesdale v. United States Dep't of Just., 657 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D.D.C. 2009). · cites it 9× “§ 848 ) as required under 18 U.S.C. § 3662 , their refusal to release records under the FOIA, and their failure to maintain the records themselves with the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness required under the Privacy Act.”
Truesdale v. United States Dep't of Just., 803 F. Supp. 2d 44 (D.D.C. 2011). · cites it 9× “OIP staff concluded that plaintiff sought “records pertaining to 18 U.S.C. § 3662 , which states that the Attorney General ‘is authorized to establish in the [DOJ] a repository for records of convictions and determinations of the validity of such convictions.”
United States v. Gilberg, 75 F.3d 15 (1st Cir. 1996). “” 18 U.S.C. § 3662 (a)(1) (emphasis added).”
Wayne Levesque v. Edward Brennan & the United States Parole Comm'n, 864 F.2d 515 (7th Cir. 1988). “Under 18 U.S.C. § 3662 the sentencing court has wide discretion in ordering restitution and fixing the amount.”
United States v. Richard Shaffer, 807 F.3d 943 (8th Cir. 2015). “tablished under chapter 6, title 28, United States Code, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Tax Court of…”
Truesdale v. United States Dep't of Just. (D.D.C. 2011). · cites it 8× “OIP staff concluded that plaintiff sought “records pertaining to 18 U.S.C. § 3662 , which states that the Attorney General ‘is authorized to establish in the [DOJ] a repository for records of convictions and determinations of the validity of such convictions.”
Truesdale v. United States Dep't of Just. (D.D.C. 2009). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff’s FOIA, Privacy Act, and Bivens Claims Against the Individual Defendants Must Be Dismissed Plaintiff ties defendants’ violations of the FOIA and the Privacy Act to their alleged failure to maintain a repository of records under 18 U.S.C. § 3662 pertaining to his CCE 11…”
Maria Navarro-Martin v. State of Florida (11th Cir. 2025). · cites it 2× “” 18 U.S.C. § 3662 (a). When a defendant is convicted “in a court of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [or] a territory or possession of the United States” of an offense punishable “by death or imprisonment in excess of one year” or…”
RICHARDSON v. United States (D.N.J. 2021). “currently has a § 2255 motion pending before the Court in which he challenges his conviction on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel.”
Reynolds v. Young (S.D.W. Va 2021). “” 18 U.S.C. § 3662 (a)(2). Further, the Court “shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused by the preliminary relief and shall respect the principles of comity set out in paragraph (1)(b) in tailoring…”
Rapid Enter., LLC v. United States Postal Serv. (10th Cir. 2025). “” 18 U.S.C. § 3662 (a) (emphasis added). Relatedly, 39 U.”
United States v. Cockerham, 919 F.2d 285 (5th Cir. 1990). “§ 3580 (recodified 18 U.S.C. § 3662 ), require the sentencing judge to resolve any disputes as to the proper amount of restitution.”
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Maria Navarro-Martin v. State of Florida (11th Cir. 2025). “” 18 U.S.C. § 3662 (a). When a defendant is convicted “in a court of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [or] a territory or possession of the United States” of an offense punishable “by death or imprisonment in excess of one year” or…”
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