The Clean Slate Act of 2025 automatically seals federal criminal records for individuals convicted of marijuana-related offenses or acquitted of federal charges, with records sealed within one year of sentence completion or 60 days of acquittal. The bill also allows people with nonviolent felony convictions to petition federal courts to seal their records one year after completing their sentences, provided they have no more than two prior nonviolent felony convictions and meet other eligibility requirements. In these petitions, courts must hold a hearing within 180 days and balance public access against the petitioner's rehabilitation and employment prospects, with the government bearing the burden to justify keeping records open. The law includes practical measures such as requiring fee waivers for low-income petitioners, creating a standard petition form, and mandating annual court reports on sealing activity. Additionally, employers are granted immunity from liability for crimes whose records were sealed under this law, protecting businesses from lawsuits related to criminal conduct that has been officially sealed from the record.
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