Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Records are FOREVER, for obvious and valid reasons.

You should already have learned that expungement does not �clear�, 'remove' or �erase� the conviction, but merely changes the record to show 'conviction reversed and dismissed by expungement'. When applying for a job in the private sector, you generally do not have to disclose a conviction if it was expunged. However, the conviction is still a 'prior' or 'strike' for purposes of repeat offense, and must be disclosed on any application for government and professional employment and licensing, bonding, security clearance, etc. The licensing agency and employer then can decide whether you are barred from licensing or employment because of the conviction. You will have to fully disclose and explain expunged convictions in your application for medical jobs, among others.

It will show on a livescan. Although expungement entitles you to answer no, when asked if convicted, by a private employer, you cannot answer that for a state licensed job. I hope you disclosed it on your application.