A criminal record shouldn’t define your future. Our La Verne expungement attorney helps clients clear past convictions and regain opportunities for employment, housing, and licensing. We handle record clearance petitions throughout Los Angeles County courts and guide you through the entire process from eligibility review to final order. Take the first step toward a clean slate and a fresh start today.
In California, criminal record expungement, also known as dismissal under Penal Code 1203.4, allows individuals to withdraw a guilty plea or no contest plea after completing probation, effectively clearing their criminal record for many purposes.
While the record isn't completely erased, it's marked as dismissed, meaning it won't show up as a conviction in most background checks.
This can be crucial for job applications, housing, and professional licensing.
Eligibility: You must have completed probation (or meet other specific requirements for certain cases). You also cannot have any pending criminal charges or be currently serving a sentence.
Petition: You file a petition with the court where you were convicted.
Court Review: The court reviews your case and, if eligible, will grant the petition.
Dismissal: The court will withdraw the guilty plea or conviction and enter a plea of not guilty. The case is then dismissed.
Record Update: The court file, the California Department of Justice, and the FBI update their records to reflect the dismissal.