If I was caught stealing about $67 worth of products and have to go to court, how can I expunge this?
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If I was caught stealing about $67 worth of products and have to go to court, how can I expunge this?
Asked on April 24, 2013 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If this is your first offense, then you can ask for somethingknown as "diversion". Pursuant to this, you will go to court, plead guilty and receive a special kind of proabation. Upon its successful completion, your plea will be withdrawnand the case dismissed. At that point, you will be left with a clean criminal history record.
If this is not your first offense, then you can google your state name and the word expungement; the process for cleaning your RAP sheet will be described online. If you have any further questions or concerns, you can contact a criminal attorney for further help.
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