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Cleaning Up Your Record
There are different legal methods for cleaning up your criminal record. The first is an Expungement; the second is a Certificate of Rehabilitation.
An Expungement of a conviction is permitted under Penal Code Section 1203.4 which states that an individual who did not go to state prison for the offense shall have his guilty plea or guilty conviction WITHDRAWN AND THE CASE DISMISSED after the client has successfully finished probation. This is the same for felonies or misdemeanors. However, it should be noted that this procedure does not ERASE the client’s conviction. Although in some cases, if the client is asked if he was convicted of a crime he could honestly answer “No”, after his conviction is expunged.
A Certificate of Rehabilitation (Penal Code Sections 4852.01 et seq.) is an official recognition by the court that the client has been rehabilitated. It is usually after the conviction has been expunged that a certificate of rehabilitation is sought. A Certificate of Rehabilitation however, is most effectively used as a means to getting a Pardon granted. Notably, once a Certificate of Rehabilitation is granted it becomes an automatic Pardon Application. A Certificate of Rehabilitation has certain time eligibility requirements. Usually, a considerable amount of time must have passed without the client committing any crimes and with his being a contributing member of society for a Certificate to be granted.
Contact Orange County criminal defense attorney Katie Walsh for help with cleaning up your criminal record or any other criminal matter.
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I hired attorney Katie Walsh to help my son when he was found with a large amount of drugs on school campus. She got us through the Expulsion Hearing, and miraculously he can go back to school at the winter semester...
I hired Katie Walsh to have my felony convictions expunged. She was able to expunge my record within 6 weeks of me giving her all the information. Even though technically I had a probation violation, and therefore the...
My 16 year old son was charged with possession of Marijuana, HS 11357(b). I was very concerned about what would happen to him and how this would affect his future. I contacted Ms. Walsh and she assured me that everything...
My child was charged with Felony Penal Code 597(a)- Animal Cruelty. After hiring Katie Walsh, she got the charges reduced to a misdemeanor, counseling, and 40 hours of chores at home. We come back in 6 months and the...
I hired Katie Walsh to represent my son on sexual abuse allegations- P.C. 288(a) and P.C. 288(b)- they were Strike Charges. After negotiating with the D.A., she got all the strike charges dismissed, and got my son...
Katie Walsh was fantastic throughout this entire process! My 13 year old son was charged with two counts of lewd act on a minor, PC 288(a) and was in juvenile hall. After hiring Ms. Walsh, she GOT MY SON OUT OF JAIL and...
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I was charged with a Felony Conspiracy charge- PC 182. After hiring Ms. Walsh she got my charged reduced to a misdemeanor right away, and now I just have to do community service and in 6 months my entire case will be...
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Ms. Walsh got the judge to terminate my son's probation and seal his 2 juvenile cases (Penal Code 288(a) and Penal Code 242) even though he had violated my probation by picking up a new case. By getting his record sealed...
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I really liked having Ms. Walsh as my attorney. She visited me in Juvenile Hall. I was charged with four counts of Robbery (Penal Code 211). This was my 8th juvenile petition. Ms. Walsh got 2 of the robbery charges...
I was arrested for a felony Domestic charge, PC 273.5(a). After I hired Katie Walsh, my entire case was dismissed. I never had to appear in court. I felt very comfortable with Ms. Walsh- she was easy to speak with...
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My daughter was pulled over arrested for having a Fake ID. After hiring Ms. Walsh my daughter did not have to plead guilty- which would have affected her license status. She did community service, completed a legal...
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My son was charged with possession of Child Pornography P.C. 311.11(a) - a charge I did not realize a child could be guilty of! As parents were beside ourselves when we found this out, and contacted Katie Walsh. She...
From San Diego I contacted Ms. Walsh about sealing my juvenile record in Orange County regarding a Petty Theft charge. She was always very responsive to any of my questions, and consistently kept me updated. Even though...