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Calilfornia Juvenile Record Sealing Regulations

By Walin & Klarich

Juvenile crimes in California do appear on your criminal record. Upon your 18th birthday, you are eligible to petition to have your juvenile records sealed. Once sealed, no one can gain access to them and they will be completely destroyed five years from the date of sealing. Juvenile records are not automatically sealed upon your 18th birthday. California Welfare and Institutions Code § 781 is the statute that gives you the legal right to have your juvenile record sealed. You can seal all court, probation and police records created in relation to each case. Sealing the record does not happen automatically. You must affirmatively petition the juvenile court to have them sealed. When Can You Ask to Have Your Juvenile Record Sealed? You can ask to have your juvenile record sealed five years or more after juvenile court jurisdiction has ended or after you have reached the age of 18, whichever comes first...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 05, 2009 (boomark / email).