Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 2.djvu/844

 98 STAT. 2004

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

subsection (c), shall not be considered a conviction for the purpose of a disqualification or a disability imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, or for any other purpose. "(c) EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORD OF DISPOSITION.—If the case against a person found guilty of an offense under section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) is the subject of a disposition under subsection (a), and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the time of the offense, the court shall enter an expungement order upon the application of such person. The expungement order shall direct that there be expunged from all official records, except the nonpublic records referred to in subsection (b), all references to his arrest for the offense, the institution of criminal proceedings against him, and the results thereof. The effect of the order shall be to restore such person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before such arrest or institution of criminal proceedings. A person concerning whom such an order has been entered shall not be held thereafter under any provision of law to be guilty of perjury, false swearing, or making a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge such arrests or institution of criminal proceedings, or the results thereof, in response to an inquiry made of him for any purpose. "Sec. "3611. "3612. "3613. "3614. "3615.

"SUBCHAPTER B-FINES Payment of a fine. Collection of an unpaid fine. Civil remedies for satisfaction of an unpaid fine. Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine. Criminal default.

"SUBCHAPTER B—FINES 18 USC 3611. Ante, p. 1995.

18 USC 3612.

"§ 3611. Payment of a fine "A person who has been sentenced to pay a fine pursuant to the provisions of subchapter C of chapter 227 shall pay the fine immediately, or by the time and method specified by the sentencing court, to the cleric of the court. The clerk shall forward the payment to the United States Treasury. "§ 3612. Collection of an unpaid fine "(a) DISPOSITION OF PAYMENT.—The clerk shall forward each fine payment to the United States Treasury and shall notify the Attornev General of its receipt within ten working days. (b) CERTIFICATION OF IMPOSITION.—If a fine exceeding $100 is imposed, modified, or remitted, the sentencing court shall incorporate in the order imposing, remitting, or modifying such fine, and promptly certify to the Attorney General— "(1) the name of the person fined; "(2) his current address; "(3) the docket number of the case; "(4) the amount of the fine imposed; "(5) any installment schedule; "(6) the nature of any modification or remission of the fine or installment schedule; and "(7) the amount of the fine that is due and unpaid. "(c) RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLLECTION.—The Attorney General shall be responsible for collection of an unpaid fine concerning which a certification has been issued as provided in subsection (b). An order

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