You qualify for an expungement if you were convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that did not result to serving time in State Prison.  Inconclusive you have abided all laws and completed your commitment with the court. You must not  have any open cases and you cannot be on parole or probation.  

 A new copy of your criminal record will be required to start your expungement process. We will assist you in obtaining a copy of your record before and after your expungement. 

 We take pride in obtaining and preparing  all required documents to get your expungement approved. This includes any copies of your original case files, transcripts or records requested by the court.  

 
Once we have obtained all the required documents and records, your case will be filed in the court in which you are convicted. The court will then place you on calendar to have your case reviewed by the judge.  

 After you have been granted your expungement, the next step  is to have your case sealed. This means having your information removed from public records.  

 The benefits of having your record expunged is the ability state that you have never been convicted of any crime. And you can have the confidence to answer such questions when they occur. 

 The time frame of an expungement takes from 60 to 90 days. But in some cases it depends on the severity of the case. Sometimes the court will require more time to investigate your background and any other arrangements that were made during your initial court hearing.  

 Prostitution, Drug Charges, Burglary, Check Fraud, Robbery, Assault, Domestic Violence, Perjury, Trespassing, DUI, Possession, Sales of Narcotics, Driving on a Suspended License, Manslaughter, Intoxicated in Public, Gun Charges, Conspiracy, Immigration Clearance, Receiving Stolen Property, Petty Theft, Under the Influence and many more.

If you were found guilty of an infraction, you can ask the judge for a dismissal if all these are true:

• At least one year has passed since the conviction date
• The infraction is not a Vehicle Code infraction
• You do not have any pending cases
• You are not on any probation or parole in any other case

To request this type of dismissal, use Form CR-180. And submit the order (Form CR-181) for the judge to sign.

The judge can decide not to dismiss the infraction if either:

• You did not complete the sentence (for example, if you still owe a fine or community service hours), or
• You have not lived "an honest and upright life" and if you have not "conformed to and obeyed the laws of the land"

You can ask the court to dismiss your conviction if both:

• You have no new cases pending
• You are not on probation or parole in any case

If you are still on probation in your case, you must also ask for early termination from probation, under Penal Code section 1203.3. There is no statewide form for this request, but you may write your own request and file it with the court.

• Your conviction may have already been automatically dismissed by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) under Penal Code section 1203.425. If so, you may not need to request dismissal from the court—although there may be additional benefits to doing so. If you want to know if your conviction has already been dismissed, you can request your Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) sheet from the DOJ, but this is not required.
• If you satisfied the terms and conditions of your probation, or if you were granted early termination of probation, the court must grant your petition to dismiss.
• If you did not satisfy the terms and conditions of your probation, it is up to the court whether or not to grant your petition. You may attach supporting documents to convince the court that granting your petition would be “in the interests of justice.”
• If you were never given probation in the case, you must wait at least one year from the date of conviction.
• If the offense is listed in Penal Code section 19.8(a), you can also ask the court to reduce the conviction to an infraction (Penal Code section 17(d)).  To request dismissal and reduction, use Form CR-180 and submit the order (Form CR-181) for the judge to sign.
• If you have a misdemeanor conviction that requires you to register as a sex offender (Penal Code section 290), and a court has already dismissed this conviction under Penal Code section 1203.4, you are eligible to apply for a Certificate of Rehabilitation. 

The path to cleaning felony convictions vary. There may also be a special relief for certain convictions under on Proposition 47.

Find out the requirements for cleaning a felony conviction and see which path is right for you:
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Information about who is eligible and how to ask to have a felony conviction dismissed or reduced. Whether you're eligible and what steps to take depend on many factors, like what the conviction was for and what your sentence was. 

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You can ask to have your felony conviction dismissed if both:

• You have no new cases pending
• You are not on probation or parole in any case

If you are still on probation in the case, you must also ask for early termination from probation, under Penal Code section 1203.3. There is no statewide form for this request, but you may write your own request and file it with the court.

NOTE: Your arrest may have already been automatically sealed by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) under Penal Code section 851.93. If so, you may not need to ask the court to seal your arrest—although there may be additional benefits to doing so. If you want to know if your arrest has already been sealed, you can request your Record of Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) sheet from the DOJ, but this is not required. 

Under Proposition 47, some individuals are eligible to have certain felony drug or theft convictions reduced to a misdemeanor.

You may be eligible to reduce your felony to a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 1170.18 if prior to November 2014 you were convicted of either:

• Simple drug possession (no sales or transportation) under Health and Safety code sections §§ 11350, 11357(a), or 11377
• Some theft offenses, where the value was not more than $950

Which felony theft offenses qualify?

Additionally, to qualify:

• You can't have a prior conviction that requires you to register as a sex offender under Penal Code section 290(c)
• You can't have a “super strike” conviction

Previously, the deadline to apply for reduction under Proposition 47 was November 22, 2022. However, effective October 8, 2023, the deadline was removed, and individuals may continue to ask the court to reduce eligible convictions under Proposition 47.

There is no statewide form to apply for Prop 47 relief. Check with the court where the conviction occurred to find out if there is a local form. If no form is available, you may write your own request and file it with the court. You will need to show the court a good cause why you missed the filing deadline. There may be a local legal organization that can help you with the process.

If the court finds that your conviction is eligible, the court will reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor. If you went to state prison for an offense that was later changed to a misdemeanor under Proposition 47, you can apply to have your conviction dismissed. Follow the instructions in the Felony Conviction With a State Prison Sentence section above.