Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

removing a misleading criminal record

When I was a minor - age 20 - I was arrested for suspicion of starting a

forest fire that was put out a week before I entered the area for the first

time. When searched during my arrest, I admitted to having a pistol in

my luggage. With a nolo-contendere plea I was convicted of carrying a

concealed weapon and fined $25. I was told the conviction would not

be on my record. Then on a rainy day in Keni, Alaska, I sat in an

abandoned shack with no doors or windows and ate my lunch. I was

arrested for ''burglary'' and released later the same day with the charges

dropped. Both incidents remain on my record today -- almost 40 years

later -- the conviction for carrying a concealed weapon and the arrest

for burglary. How can I get this record expunged?


Asked on 9/20/03, 4:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: removing a misleading criminal record

If the pistol conviction was in California, you may be able to have the Court expunge the record by filing the appropriate Petition, generally done by an attorney that knows how to do so. If it is in CA, and if you are interested, contact me. As to the Alaska charge, you will need to speak to an attorney practicing in that state to see if the same process is available to you there.

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Answered on 9/22/03, 3:32 pm


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