Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

I would like to sponge civil and criminal records in san mateo calif. can you tell me how to go about this.


Asked on 10/20/09, 11:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Many criminal convictions can be 'expunged' by proper application and Motion to the court, but only if there was no prison time served or even sentenced, if it was not for certain sex and DV crimes, if you completed all terms of probation, and if you have no new charges pending. If successful, the conviction would be retroactively withdrawn and the charges dismissed. That does not 'remove' the conviction, but merely changes the record to show 'conviction reversed and dismissed by expungement'. If expunged, you would be able to say 'no' to conviction on most employment applications. If you�re serious about doing so, and you think you qualify, feel free to contact me for the legal help you'll need.

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Answered on 10/21/09, 5:30 pm


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