Reduce & Expunge Your Felony, Regain Your Lost Rights…
Under California law, your felony conviction can be expunged, as long as you successfully completed the terms of your probation. If you were instead sent to state prison, meaning that upon release, you were on parole rather than probation, you cannot expunge or reduce your felony conviction. In such cases, you may be eligible to obtain a Certificate of Rehabilitation.
Although successful completion of probation is a requirement, the law provides courts the discretion to expunge convictions where probation was violated. If you believe you may have violated your probation, either call our office or click here to send us an email with the specifics of your case.
If your conviction was for a reducible felony or commonly known as a “Wobbler ” then we may be able to reduce your felony to a misdemeanor before having it expunged. Once your felony is reduced, you will no longer be considered an “ex-felon” and you will be relieved of the restriction imposed on ex-felons such as certain denial or loss of state licenses, possession of firearms, jury duty, etc.
Once your record is expunged, you can legally answer “No” to direct questions of whether you were convicted of a crime. There are 3 exceptions: 1) in an application for peace officer or public office, 2) in an application for a state license, or 3) contracting with the California Lottery Commission. In all other cases, you can deny the conviction. Please note that certain licensing agencies like the Department of Real Estate require that you expunge your record as criteria for licensing.
The felony expungement process starts after we receive the fee and information. The matter is then sent to the district attorney and the probation department for review. Probation then submits a report to the court and the matter is set for a hearing. Once the expungement and/or the motion to reduce is granted, the felony is reduced to a misdemeanor (if applicable), the conviction is set-aside, a plea of not-guilty entered and the case dismissed. The court then sends a copy of the order to the Department of Justice to update your records.
Our service includes preparing and filing of the petition for felony expungement and a motion to reduce your felony to a misdemeanor (if applicable), we pay all court fees and we appear at the hearing on your behalf. You do not have to appear. Expunging your record can be this easy. More than 80% of our clients use the telephone or our secure online processing to get their record cleared. No traffic to fight or time lost from work. You have nothing to lose.