# D.C. Code § 24-401c: Application for reduction of sentence

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401c

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 24-401c
- **Heading:** Application for reduction of sentence
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-401c

## Text

When by reason of his training and response to the rehabilitation program of the Department of Corrections it appears to the Board that there is a reasonable probability that a prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and that his immediate release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, but he has not served his minimum sentence, the Board in its discretion may apply to the court imposing sentence for a reduction of his minimum sentence. The court shall have jurisdiction to act upon the application at any time prior to the expiration of the minimum sentence and no hearing shall be required. If a prisoner is serving a sentence for a crime for which a minimum sentence is prescribed by § 24-403(b) his minimum sentence shall not be reduced under this section below the minimum sentence so prescribed.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 24-401 § 24-401. Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401.01 § 24-401.01. Board of Parole — Creation; term of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401.02 § 24-401.02. Powers and duties of Board; transfer of employees, official records, etc. from Board of Parole.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401.03 § 24-401.03. Rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401a § 24-401a. Board of Parole — Created; members; procedural rules; transfer of powers, employees, supplies and appropriations of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole; duties of Parole Executive; cooperation of Department of Corrections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401a.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401b § 24-401b. Board of Parole — Created; members; procedural rules; transfer of powers, employees, supplies and appropriations of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole; duties of Parole Executive; cooperation of Department of Corrections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401b.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-401c § 24-401c. Application for reduction of sentence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-401c.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-402 § 24-402. Employees of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-402.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403 § 24-403. Indeterminate sentences; life sentences; minimum sentences.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403.01 § 24-403.01. Sentencing, supervised release, and good time credit for felonies committed on or after August 5, 2000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403.01a § 24-403.01a. Good time credit for felony offenses committed before August 5, 2000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.01a.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403.01b § 24-403.01b. First Step Act parity in earned time credits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.01b.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403.02 § 24-403.02. Sentencing and good time credit for misdemeanors committed on or after August 5, 2000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 24-403.03 § 24-403.03. Modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for violations of law committed before 25 years of age.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T24_C4_S24-403.03.md)

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