STEP 1 - Find Out the Details of Your Convictions and Exactly How Much You Can Clear Your Record:

If you want to terminate probation early, reduce a felony to a misdemeanor, dismiss (expunge) or obtain a Felony Certificate of Rehabilitation, we first need to know the exact details of what is on your criminal record. Then we can help you fill out the forms.  Also, certain details will affect whether you are eligible:

   1. Your Case Number(s) [Sometimes called docket number.]
   2. Your Date(s) of Conviction(s) [The date of your plea or verdict.]
   3. The Code Name(s) and Section Number(s) you were convicted of violating.
   4. Was there a "Verdict" or did you "Enter a Plea"? If you Entered a Plea, was it "Guilty" or "Nolo Contendere" (No Contest)?
   5. Were you ordered to serve any time on "Probation"? If so, how long? [Formal and informal probation are treated the same.]
   6. Were you ordered to pay any "Fines," "Restitution," or "Reimbursement"?
   7. If you were sentenced to state prison, which one?
   8. If you were sentenced to state prison, what date were you released?
   9. If you were released on "Parole," what date did your parole end?

STEP 2 - Get a Copy of Your Criminal Records Information: 

Your criminal records information can be obtained from a variety of sources. Below is a list of the sources most commonly used.

   1. Your court papers received at the time of conviction.
   2. Your attorney, parole or probation officer, or contacts within the courts or law enforcement community.
   3. The Superior Court where you were convicted: will have information for convictions from that county and not other counties.
       You will need to make a copy of your order(s) of judgment. 
   4. The California State Department of Justice, Criminal Records Division.
       They will have your criminal records information for the entire State of California.
       They are located at 4949 Broadway, First Floor Fingerprinting Office, Sacramento, California, 95820 (916) 227-3400.
       There is a state fee. It may take several weeks for the record to arrive in the mail.

 

I am not an attorney and I cannot give you legal advice. I cannot work as a paralegal for non-attorneys pursuant to California State Law.

I fill out the forms with the information you provide, file your papers with the court and serve them on the district and/or city attorneys office, and your record is cleared as much as it is possible for it to be cleared.

The entire process in included in one price of $300 for each Petition to:
Reduce Felonies to Misdemeanors • Expungement of Misdemeanors
Early Termination of Probation • Felony Certificate of Rehabilitation
Seal Juvenile Records