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If you are convicted of a crime in California, it can have adverse effects on your legal rights, economic opportunities, and social situation and make it difficult to move forward in your life. Because California law often imposes time limitations, it is important that you consult an California Expungement attorney as soon as possible after a conviction to determine whether your criminal records can be expunged.
These are a few of the many situations where a crime record can make your life harder:
If you are facing legal burdens because of past convictions, and are interested in expungement of a California criminal record, contact the Law Offices of Robert Salinsky to talk with an experienced California expungement lawyer. If you have been wrongly convicted of a California DUI offense, an adept drunk driving attorney like Robert Salinsky can pull you out of your legal soup. For e.g.: in the case of DMV Hearings, an expert drunk driving lawyer can guide you and train you on what to say and what not to say during your DMV hearings. It’s a fact that one wrong mistake and you can easily compromise your freedom. Don't become the example.
What is California Expungement?
Southern California expungement, or sealing of an old crime record, is a short legal process that clears criminal convictions from a person's record. A legal action is filed with the court in which the conviction occurred requesting that the conviction be reversed, set aside, or dismissed. This process applies to most misdemeanor and minor felony cases in California; there are other ways to set aside a conviction for serious felonies. Note: Not all convictions can be expunged.
How Long Does a California Expungement Take?
Misdemeanors: Most Southern California expungements for misdemeanors take 2 to 4 weeks to complete after the application is filed. This does not include the time it takes to research and process the application. The more prepared you are with information (dates, charges, court location, etc.), the faster the court can process your application. If it is necessary to search the court records for this information, it may take longer.
Felony expungements and reductions to misdemeanors: Most California law expungements of felony convictions generally take 4 to 6 weeks to complete after the application is filed. This is called a Certificate of Rehabilitation. Some felonies that cannot be expunged can be reduced to misdemeanors, which also takes 4 to 6 weeks. Again, this assumes you are prepared with the required information; a search of court records will take significantly longer.
Sealing of juvenile records: Depending upon information received and court location, it can take 2 to 6 weeks to seal a juvenile's record.
If you have been convicted of a crime and are interested in filing for a California expungement, contact Law Offices of Robert Salinsky today at (323)255-0116.