D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 1-704
The application form for a letter of recommendation from the Clemency Board shall be issued and updated by the Board.
To receive a letter of recommendation from the Board, an applicant must submit a complete application, which shall consist of the completed Board application form, and any information or documentation necessary for the Board to consider when deciding whether to issue a letter of recommendation for clemency, along with the signed releases granting the Board permission to access criminal, civil, medical and other records, on behalf of the applicant, that are relevant to the Board's processing of the application. Applications to the Board are not applications for a pardon and/or commutation. Applications submitted to the Board are for a letter of recommendation from the District recommending a pardon or commutation, on behalf of an applicant, to the President of the United States.
The Board may issue letters of recommendation for eligible individuals who have been convicted of a District offense. Letters of recommendation for clemency are issued in the sole discretion of the Board and are sent to the President of the United States, with a copy sent to DOJ-Pardon for consideration in the clemency review process. The letters shall be sent through the established processes for the District government to communicate with the federal government.
Applications for a letter of recommendation may be submitted electronically (as described on the Board's website-clemency.dc.gov) or via postal mail to the following address:
Executive Office of the Mayor
Mayor's Office of General Counsel
Attn: Clemency Board
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
In accordance with section 205(b) of the Clemency Act (D.C. Official Code § 24-481.05(b)) , no application for a clemency recommendation shall be filed if other forms of judicial or administrative relief are available based on existing law and already-discovered evidence.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 1-704