Expungement
Dismissal of a conviction · Penal Code § 1203.4 et seq.
A petition asking the court to reopen your completed case, set aside the conviction, and dismiss it. The law: Penal Code section 1203.4 and its companions cover convictions where probation was granted and finished — and newer provisions reach many jail and even prison sentences after a waiting period. The conviction is dismissed; certain government uses of the record continue, and we explain those limits plainly before anything is filed.
The court reopens your finished case, sets the conviction aside, and dismisses it. Certain government uses of the record continue — we explain those limits before anything is filed.
Flat fee $1,500 — preparation, filing, and attorney representation at the hearing, included.
Explore Expungement →Felony Reduction + Expungement
A felony becomes a misdemeanor, then is dismissed · Penal Code §§ 17(b), 1203.4
The law allows reduction only when the felony is reducible — commonly referred to as a "wobbler," an offense the law punishes either as a felony or as a misdemeanor. Under Penal Code section 17(b), the court can declare a wobbler a misdemeanor, and we then ask that it be dismissed as well. If your felony turns out not to be a wobbler, we tell you before anything is filed, and you pay only the expungement fee.
If your felony is a "wobbler" — an offense punishable either way — section 17(b) lets the court declare it a misdemeanor. We then ask that it be dismissed as well.
Flat fee $2,500 — preparation, filing, and attorney representation at the hearing, included.
Explore Felony Reduction + Expungement →Arrest Record Sealing
For arrests that never became a conviction · Penal Code §§ 851.91 / 851.8
For arrests that never became a conviction — never charged, charges dismissed, or acquitted. Penal Code section 851.91 makes sealing a matter of right in most of those cases; where the law demands more, we make the "interests of justice" showing. And in the right case we pursue a finding of factual innocence under section 851.8, which goes further: the record is sealed and then destroyed.
For arrests that never became a conviction — never charged, dismissed, or acquitted. Section 851.91 makes sealing a matter of right in most of those cases.
Flat fee $3,500 — preparation, filing, and attorney representation at the hearing, included.
Explore Arrest Record Sealing →Sex Offender Registry Termination
Ending the duty to register · Penal Code § 290.5
California's tiered registry law sets a minimum registration period by tier; once yours is complete, Penal Code section 290.5 allows a petition in the county where you register to end the duty entirely. The District Attorney can demand a hearing on community safety — which is exactly why the petition is built like a case, and why attorney representation at that hearing is included.
Once your tier's minimum registration period is complete, section 290.5 allows a petition to end the duty to register. The District Attorney can demand a hearing — representation there is included.
Flat fee $5,000 — preparation, filing, and attorney representation at the hearing, included.
Explore Sex Offender Registry Termination →If you don't have your minute order or plea form, our office can obtain your court file: +$200 per case. More than one case? An additional case in the same county is +$600; a case in a different county is its own filing, its own appearance, and its own service fee. Your exact charges are always shown before anything is billed.
Which service do I need?
- I was arrested, but it never became a convictionArrest Record Sealing
- I was convicted of a misdemeanor and finished my sentenceExpungement
- I have a felony conviction — probation or county jail, not prisonFelony Reduction + Expungement
- I'm required to register as a sex offender, and my minimum period has passedSex Offender Registry Termination
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