If you were convicted of a misdemeanor and are still on probation, file a PC 1203.3 petition to have probation terminated early, and a PC 1203.4 petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a misdemeanor and have completed probation, file to have conviction dismissed and file a PC 1203.4 petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a misdemeanor and not given probation, file to have conviction dismissed and a PC 1203.4a petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a felony and are on probation, file a PC 1203.3 petition to have probation terminated early, file a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and a PC 1203.4 petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a felony and are done with probation and/or county jail time, file a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and a PC 1203.4 petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a felony and were never given any probation at all and were sentenced to county jail., file a PC 17(b) petition to get felony reduced, and a PC 1203.4a petition for expungement.
If you were convicted of a felony and were sentenced to state prison or otherwise under the authority of the Dept of Corrections, file petition for Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon.
Dismissal Possible?
You are eligible for dismissal of a conviction if you finished probation or got early release, have paid all the fines and restitution, are not on probation for another offense and are not currently charged with another offense.
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You never received probation and your conviction was a misdemeanor, one year has passed since you were convicted, you have complied with the sentence, you are not currently charged with another offense, and you have generally obeyed the law and lived a righteous life since your conviction.