Legal help to clean your record

Find a lawyer that helps with cleaning records

• Clear My Record can connect you to legal services available in specific counties

Find out if the public defender's office can help

These public defender websites have information about record cleaning. These public defender offices may help you if your conviction is from their county.

General resources

• Root & Rebound has a detailed guide including information about cleaning your record.
• Sacramento Law Library has materials about cleaning your record, including a video explaining how to fill out typical dismissal forms.
• Fair Chance Act: Guidance for California Employers and Job Applicants from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing
• Get a copy of your criminal record from the California Department of Justice

Resources for non-citizens 

Information on how record cleaning impacts immigration issues, and about special record cleaning options for non-citizens:

• Root & Rebound has a detailed guide including information about cleaning your record.
• The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has information about post-conviction relief, including a chart summarizing this area of law in both English and Spanish.
• Low-cost legal help providers offering free or low-cost immigration-related legal services in California.