Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Southern California Criminal Defense Blog

Criminal Law

: Southern California Criminal Defense Blog

Am I Eligible for a Certificate of Rehabilitation?

By Walin & Klarich

Have you been convicted of a Felony in California, or been convicted of a Felony or Misdemeanor sex offense that requires you to register as a sex offender? If so, you may not have to carry the weight of your past on your shoulders anymore. With a Certificate of Rehabilitation, you can move on with your life. A Certificate of Rehabilitation is a court order declaring that a person convicted of a Felony is now rehabilitated. Generally, if you were convicted of a Felony, and you still reside in California, you can hire a skilled criminal California defense attorney to assist you in filing a petition for a Certificate of Rehabilitation, provided that you the meet requirements of demonstrated rehabilitation, which are required by law. If you were convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor sex offense, which requires you to register as a sex offender, and that felony or misdemeanor sex offense was dismissed under Penal Code section 1203...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on October 01, 2009 (boomark / email).