A vacated conviction is not regarded as a conviction under Federal law
What the document says“If a conviction is vacated under an order entered under paragraph (1), the conviction shall not be regarded as a conviction under Federal law and the movant for whom the conviction was vacated shall be considered to have the status occupied by the movant before the arrest”
The stated effect of a vacatur. The conviction is not to be regarded as a conviction under Federal law, and the movant is considered to have the status occupied before the arrest or the institution of the criminal proceedings related to the conviction.
What the document actually says“If a conviction is vacated under an order entered under paragraph (1), the conviction shall not be regarded as a conviction under Federal law and the movant for whom the conviction was vacated shall be considered to have the status occupied by the movant before the arrest”
Once wiped out, the ruling no longer counts as a guilty ruling under federal law. The person stands where they stood before the arrest.
A guilty ruling can block a job, a home, or a loan. This rule puts the person back to the way things were. It is as if the case never started.
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