California: Juvenile Court Records (CA-CR-1)

A record relating to a matter sealed pursuant to section 781 is destroyed (1) five years after the record was ordered sealed if the person was alleged or adjudged to be a person described by section 601 or (2) when the person reaches 38 years of age if the person was alleged or adjudged to be a person described by section 602. Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 781(d).

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Delete

Ineligible Category or Citation

The record will not be destroyed if the subject of the record was found to be delinquent because of the commission of an offense listed in subdivision (b) of section 707 when he or she was 14 years of age or older, or if the court finds good cause to retain the record. Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §781(d).

Procedure General

The sealing order is to include the order for destruction of the records, unless the court finds good cause to retain the records.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The record will be destroyed.

Waiting Periods

The record is destroyed five years after the record was ordered sealed or when the person reaches 38 years of age.

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