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If you have been convicted in the past of a criminal offense, you should seek legal advice to help clean your record. At Wallin & Klarich, our expungement lawyers have been assisting many people in cleaning up their criminal record. In today’s day and age, it is important to keep your record clean. Whether it be for job opportunity or just piece of mind, it is important to make sure your “rap sheet” remains as clean as possible. Here are some tips:

1) Hire the right criminal defense attorney in the first place. Obviously, the better the attorney you have from the beginning, the greater chance you have to keep a clean record. At Wallin & Klarich, we understand how important this is and have been helping clients for 30 years in maintaining a clean record.

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Wallin and Klarich has been helping people for over 30 years clean up their criminal record. In today’s day and age, it is important to keep your record as clean as possible for potential job opportunities and career advancement.

At Wallin and Klarich, we are sensitive to the needs of our clients and we help them in cleaning up their record. Depending on the individual circumstances, we may be able to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor under 17(b) of the California Penal Code, or expunge ones record under 1203.4 of the California Penal Code. In addition, we have helped our clients obtain a Certificate of Rehabilitation and sought a Governor’s Pardon. These legal vehicles help our clients obtain jobs and advance in their career goals.

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There is a lot of confusion about cleaning up your criminal record. If you were ever convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony and did not receive a California State Prison sentence you can request a dismissal under 1203.4 of the California Penal Code.

This means that you received as a term of your sentence County Jail time, probation, fines, fees, or any combination of the above. If you request that the court dismiss your charges, the Court can withdraw your no contest or guilty plea, or guilty verdict from trial, and enter a not guilty plea on your behalf. After that, the Court will dismiss your conviction. Upon dismissal of the charges, you are considered not to have been convicted of the charges. The word “conviction” will be changed to “dismissed”, thereby cleaning up your record.

In order to get a dismissal, you must first determine if you are eligible for a dismissal. You are eligible for a dismissal if you were granted, and successfully completed probation. If your sentence did not include any probationary period, you must wait at least one year from the date of conviction to apply for a dismissal under PC1203.4. Additionally, you must have paid all fines, fees, restitution ordered by the court as part of your plea bargain or after guilty verdict at trial. Also, you must not be on probation or have any pending criminal matters.

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