EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
Long Beach Law Office
444 West Ocean Avenue
Long Beach CA 90802
In today's tough job market it is more important than ever to have a clean
record. Employers will undoubtedly conduct an extensive background check
on all applicants. We expunge Long Beach Criminal cases under PC 1203.4.
Your case can be dismissed as long as you have not have violated the terms
of their probation in any way, for example the person seeking the Long Beach
expungement must not have sustained any new conviction or have been
arrested for any new offense while on probation.
All crimes can be expunged, with the exception of those crimes excluded by
statute and commonly barred sex offenses listed under 290 of the Penal
Code such as child molestation. Notably, the California Appellate Court ruled
in December of 2006 that crimes of "attempt" such as attempted child
molestation can be expunged under California Law. Which offenses fall under
the exceptions are limited and an Attorney should be consulted to ensure the
particular crime qualifies. Many people are unaware of the fact that they can
obtain relief from the lifelong stigma of a criminal conviction or arrest. This
result can be achieved by a Long Beach Expungement attorney.
Assuming the condition precedent has been satisfied, the next step is to file
the petition with the Long Beach Superior Court requesting that the conviction
be expunged from the defendant's record. Most Courts require fees be paid
to file the legal petition, in addition the petition must be in the proper legal form
and must be served on the appropriate agencies in order to be reviewed by
the Judge. A local Long Beach Lawyer should be retained to be sure the
petition for expungement is filed correctly. In many cases a judge will reject an
otherwise meritorious petition because the form was not completed properly
or some technical rule was not followed.
Once the Court petition for an expungement has been granted by the Court,
the person can, in most cases, state that he or she has not been convicted of a
crime for purposes of private employment. In effect the case will have been
dismissed. For more information, please refer to Penal Code 1203.4. In
addition to expungements, our attorneys can file other motions to seal and
destroy arrest records and remove convictions for all juvenile criminal matters
in Long Beach.
Not all lawyers have the same success rate as others, paying too little to a
lawyer for an expungement can result in an ineffective removal of the criminal
charge.
We serve: Long Beach, San Pedro Attorneys, Wilmington, Compton, Seal
Beach, Harbor City, Signal Hill and all Courts in Los Angeles County
Call our law firm to handle the task of clearing your old criminal conviction. Tell
the attorney you found us on the internet and ask for the online special.

