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| You were convicted of a misdemeanor and are still on probation. | Request early release from probation and file petition to have conviction dismissed. | File a PC 1203.3 petition to have probation terminated early, and PC 1203.4 petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a misdemeanor and have successfully completed probation. | File petition to have conviction dismissed. | File PC 1203.4 petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a misdemeanor and were never given any probation at all. | File petition to have conviction dismissed. | File PC 1203.4a petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a felony and are still on probation. | Request early release from probation and file petition to have conviction reduced to misdemeanor and dismissed. | File a PC 1203.3 petition to have probation terminated early. File a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and PC 1203.4 petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a felony and are done with probation and/or county jail time. | File petition to have conviction reduced and dismissed. | File a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and PC 1203.4 petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a felony and were never given any probation at all and were sentenced to county jail. | File petition to have felony reduced to a misdemeanor and file petition to have conviction dismissed. | File a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and PC 1203.4a petition for expungement. |
| You were convicted of a felony and were sentenced to state prison or under the authority of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . | File a petition for Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon. | See requirements about this process, and the ten-year rule, under Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon. |
| Juvenile Record Clean Up | Your Juvenile records do appear on your criminal record. Upon your 18th birthday, you are eligible to petition to have your juvenile records sealed. Once sealed, no one can gain access to them and they will be completely destroyed five years from the date of sealing.
Juvenile records are not automatically sealed upon your 18th birthday. You must affirmatively petition the juvenile court to have them sealed. You can do this by filing out a form and filing it with the juvenile court in the county in which you were convicted. Contact the juvenile court in the county you were convicted, and ask them to send you a copy of the form used in that county. Check to see if they have any special filing requirements such as additional photocopies or the need to serve copies of the petition on any government agencies, and get the correct information for filing by mail. Usually, there is no fee. If you graduated from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice , your juvenile conviction(s) will have been dismissed as part of your graduation. If you do not petition to have your juvenile records sealed and destroyed, they will remain on your record until your 38th birthday, then they will be destroyed.
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Some Convictions are Not Eligible for Dismissal
If you were convicted of any of the following offenses you are not eligible for a dismissal under Penal code section 1203.4(a):
- Any misdemeanor within the provisions of Vehicle Code section 42001(b).
- Any violation of Penal Code section 286(c), 288, 288a(c), 288.5, or 289(j).
- A felony under Penal Code section 261.5(d).
- Any infraction.