If you were on probation and have fullfilled all the conditions of your probation California Penal code Section 1203.4 may provide a way to expunge your criminal conviction. Please find below the statutory basis of the relief requested.

Under the California penal code section 1203.4 you may expunge your criminal conviction and are entitled to relief to remove your conviction and enter a plea of not guilty. However, you are required to disclose this conviction in the follwing circumstances:

The order shall state, and the probationer shall be informed, that the order does not relieve him or her of the obligation to disclose the conviction in response to any direct question contained in any questionnaire or application for public office, for licensure by any state or local agency, or for contracting with the California State Lottery.

In addition, the convcition may be used in a subsquent prosecution.

Do you need help from an Orange County expungement attorney? Our Orange County expungement lawyer can help you expunge your misdemeanor or felony criminal conviction, if you qualify under the California statutory and California case law guidelines. Contact an attorney in our Orange County office for help with your criminal expungement.

Our Southern California criminal attorney serves greater Orange County in communities such as Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine, Westminster, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, and Laguna Beach and routinely appears in the local courts such as the Orange County Central Courthouse (Santa Ana Court), Newport Beach Courthouse (Harbor Justice Center), Westminster Courthouse, Fullerton Courthouse, Los Angeles Courts, North County San Diego Courthouse (Vista Court), Riverside Courts, and Long Beach Courthouse. Contact an Orange County criminal attorney in our Newport Beach office for further help with your Southern California criminal law charges.