Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Expunging and/or Sealing a record

Im in process of a career change & will need to obtain several state licenses(adjusting licenses). I was arrested in 1996, assigned a PD, advised from PDefender to plead in a certain way, charge was dropped to a misdemeanor, received comm. service & 36mnths probation. Now have a record for poor choice in friends. Never been in trouble with law before or since the incident. Can I expunge and seal my record (arrest, charges, conviction, etc..), so I can move forward in my adjusting career with out problems? And what do I need do (paperwise) to start the process and ultimately obtain my career goals with any problems?


Asked on 6/26/09, 2:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brian Dinday Law Offices of Brian R. Dinday

Re: Expunging and/or Sealing a record

Unless you think you can prove that you were actually not guilty of the crime at all, I see no way to seal or destroy this arrest record. Even if you can, it would be difficult and you'd have to also show that your will was overborne or you were misled to plead guilty. THEN you'd also have to prove that you could not have reasonably taken action on this before now. A very rough road to travel.

You can review this article on sealing and destroying arrest records on my web site if you wish:

http://lawyer-expungement.com/petition.htm

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Answered on 6/26/09, 3:11 pm


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