|
 |
|
 |
NOTICE: |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Regardless of federal or state
laws, regulations, or policy,
Records Removal Services™ will not assist in expunging,
sealing, or requesting a pardon for anyone convicted of
polygamy, pedophilia, rape, sexual assault, or a hate crime
involving any minority group. |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
INFORMATION: |
|
|
|
|
|
Most states require a period of
good behavior (crime free) from the date your sentence ended
before being eligible for an expungement or seal.
Generally, this is a period of 2 years or more
depending on the state your offense occurred.
A criminal record or rap
sheet, is a compilation of an individual's identification,
arrest, conviction (law), incarceration, legal status, sex
offender registration, warrant information, and other
relevant criminal history.
Its primary goal is to provide a
comprehensive criminal history for an individual to be used
for many purposes, including for identification, assistance
in developing suspects in an ongoing criminal investigation,
and for enhanced sentencing in criminal prosecutions.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Expungement, pardons, and sealing records in the
State of
California |
California Expungement: An expungement relieves the defendant of certain
penalties and disabilities that result from a
criminal action. Under California law, once a case
is expunged you are no longer required to disclose
these convictions on job applications and in
interviews for certain jobs.
California Seal: Sealing a criminal record means to remove the
specific record from public view. When a criminal
history record is sealed, the public will not have
access to it. Sealed records remain in a
confidential file on the Department of Justice’s
computer but it does not show up on record checks
such as background checks done by employers.
California Pardon: A
pardon in California is a last resort for people who do
not qualify for expungement or sealing.
A pardon is a distinct achievement based upon proof
of a useful, productive and law-abiding life
following conviction (minimum of 10 years for a
pardon). A person who receives a pardon
may serve on a jury. A full pardon will enable one
to possess any type of weapon that may lawfully be
possessed by others in California.
If you were arrested for or convicted of the
following offenses before January 1, 1976, you can
request for the record to be purged:
Possession of “not more than 28.5 grams of
marijuana”;
Unlawful possession of marijuana paraphernalia;
Unlawful presence in a place where marijuana is
being used;
Unlawfully being under the influence of marijuana.
 When a case is purged, the marijuana arrest and
conviction records are completely removed from the
rap sheet.
|
|
Click
here
for detailed information on how Records Removal
Services can expunge, seal, set-aside, vacate, or
pardon your criminal record. |
|
|
|
|
State of California Governing Laws: |
|
|
