An Arrest record can be a burden, a new law passed in January 2018 allows people to petition the court to have their arrest records sealed.

Prior to the passage of Prop 64, many marijuana crimes were classified as felonies and misdemeanors.  Under the new laws put into place after the passage of Prop 64 by California voters, many of these prior felony and misdemeanor crimes are now reclassified as...

I posted ideas back in November 2016 speculating on how Butte County would regulate recreational marijuana growing and I would like to update you all on what Butte County came up with since then to regulate your "rights."  The code section regulating recreational...

If you were arrested for a crime but the DA never ended up filing charges against you, you may be wondering if they ever will.  You may also be wondering how long it will be before the DA is barred from filing charges.  The statute of limitations is a law that says...

In my previous post regarding Penal Code section 1001.80 pretrial/ pre-plea military diversion, I wrote about a California Court of Appeals decision (VanVleck) holding that military diversion is unavailable to military veterans and current service members charged with...

Who's Eligible? The court's authority to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor comes from Penal Code section 17(b).  If a person has been convicted of a felony that is a "wobbler" (a legalese term for a crime that could be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony), and that...

Prop 64 Allows People Convicted of Certain Marijuana Offenses to be Resentenced and Have Their Offense Reduced or Invalidated! Good news!  If you were convicted of one of many marijuana crimes prior to the passage of Prop 64 (Nov. 2016), you may be eligible to have...

Juvenile Record Sealing In an age where increased competition means finding every possible way to set yourself apart from others, having a juvenile record can be fatal not only to your employment opportunities, but also your academic advancement, state licensing, and...