Thank you for your interest in getting your record expunged. Unfortunately, your responses indicate that you are not eligible for expungement at this time. We have received your information and if we believe we can still help you in other ways, we will be in touch with you soon. Until then, please review the following information for why you may not have qualified for expungement.
If you have any questions, or would like additional help, please feel free to contact us.
Restoring Gun Rights
If you were convicted of a felony in California, you will have receive a lifetime ban on the possession of firearms. This means you are ineligible for an expungement.
You may be able to restore your gun rights by reducing your felony to a misdemeanor or by receiving petitioning a superior court for a California Certificate of Rehabilitation, which will then become a petition for a pardon from the Governor.
There may also be other factors that play into restoring your gun rights. Please contact us for more information.
Sex Offender Registration Requirement
In most cases in California, expungement does not eliminate the requirement for sex offender registration. However, as of January 1, 2o21, California replaced the lifetime registry requirement with a three-tiered system.
This means that, depending on the offense, applying for a certificate of rehabilitation or seeking relief from the Governor through a pardon may allow you to remove your name from the registry.
Please contact us for more information on whether you’re eligible to be removed from the registry.
Juvenile Records
Expungement does not apply for juvenile records, However, there are options for sealing or destroying juvenile records.
To seal a juvenile record, you must be an adult (or it’s been at least five years since the termination of jurisdiction), you have not committed any crime of moral turpitude, and there is no pending litigation in relation to the juvenile offense.
Please contact us for more information on how we can help seal your juvenile records.
Out-of-State Convictions
Each state has its own laws and procedures when it comes to expungement eligibility. If you were convicted in another state, you will need to seek out an attorney in that state in order to have your record expunged.
Please contact us for more information.
Probation
If you are currently on probation for a criminal offense, you are not eligible for expungement. Once you have successfully completed all conditions of your probation and have not been convicted of any other crime or for any probation violations, we will reexamine your eligibility.
Please contact us for more information.
Conviction In Federal Court
If you were charged and convicted in a Federal court, you are ineligible for an expungement.
Please contact us for more information.
Time Served In State Prison
If you served time in a State prison, you are ineligible for an expungement. However, under the rules of Proposition 47, if you would have served time in a county jail under the new law, you may still be eligible.
Please contact us to find out if you would have been eligible to serve in county jail under Proposition 47.
Unlawful Sidewalk Vending
If your case involved illegal sidewalk vending, you are ineligible for expungement. However, we still may be able to help dismiss the conviction under Government Code 51039(g).
Please contact us for more information and assistance in getting your conviction dismissed.
Marijuana Convictions
Some marijuana convictions are not eligible for expungement. However, courts are required to reduce or purge certain types of marijuana convictions now that marijuana possession is legal throughout the state of California.
You may be able to seal your records if the case was dismissed, no charges were filed, or you were found not guilty.
If you were convicted of an infraction, you may be able to dismiss your conviction if it’s been at least one year, there are no other pending cases, and you are not on probation or parole.
If you were convicted of a misdemeanor, you may have your conviction dismissed if you are not on parole or probation and have no other cases pending against you.
If you were convicted of a felony, there may still be options for dismissal.
Please contact us for more information and assistance in getting your conviction dismissed.