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Expungement Can Clear Your Public Record

By Steven Rodriguez

If you are falsely convicted of a crime and later exonerated, as in the case of James Ochoa who was chronicled in yesterday’s post, you will want to make sure your criminal record is expunged. Expungement is the legal process of erasing all eligible felony and misdemeanor charges from the public record. In California, many criminal convictions can be cleared from the public record once probation terms are met. Expungement allows you to clear your name and move forward with your life. When expungement is complete, it’s as if the misdemeanor or felony never occurred. The slate is wiped clean. A criminal record can prevent you from getting a good job, obtaining credit, renting an apartment, buying a condo or home, voting, obtaining certain professional licenses and credentials (nursing, realtor, medical, teaching, etc...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 26, 2008 (boomark / email).