Expungements

Having a criminal record can seriously interfere with  your life.  The formal expungement of one's record (petition pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4) may, in many cases, allow one to proceed as if the arrest or conviction never happened.  You may be entitled to respond on an employment application, when asked if you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony,  that you had never been convicted of a crime in the past. 

During his 17 years of practicing criminal defense law, Seth P. Chazin has helped many clients obtain relief through the expungement process.  Mr. Chazin is highly skilled and experienced in the expungement process.   In fact, Seth P. Chazin has had virtually 100% success in obtaining expungements for his clients!

Some useful facts to know about expungements:

• Contrary to popular belief, juvenile records are not automatically sealed in California. After reaching the age of 18, one may petition the court to have juvenile records sealed and eventually destroyed. Without a formal petition, however, these records remain accessible.
  
  
• Some sentencing consequences must be handled separately from the expungement process (for example, restrictions imposed upon drivers' licenses and/or sex offender registration requirements). Seth P. Chazin's expertise extends to all of these proceedings which he has handled successfully for numerous clients.
  
  
• A legal expungement is not the "destruction" of the record as its name might suggest. Even after expungement, one is required to report a conviction if applying for licensure from the State of California. Knowing the specific exceptions to the general rules is just one of the reasons it is essential that you seek representation by an experienced criminal defense attorney with expertise in this area of the law.

DID YOU KNOW? Not all convictions are eligible for expungement.  The availability of expungement depends upon the type of charges, the jurisdiction, the sentence imposed (if any) and a variety of other factors.  CALL NOW for a fast and reliable way to find out if your criminal record qualifies for expungement?

Call 800.499.9902 for a free consultation.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS & PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM!!

A client with multiple priors, including convictions for sex offenses, obtained several expungements and subsequently was granted a Certificate of Rehabilitation for the sex crime charges, thereby legally relieving him from having to register as a sex offender.

Record Sealing-Expungement- despite the fact that the law said the client was not eligible to have his record sealed, we convinced the court to seal the client's record anyway. The client had previously been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.