The public defender's office has attorneys that concentrate in the area of juvenile justice. Even if we did not represent you in the original matter, we can help you to seal your juvenile records if you qualify for our services. The full text on sealing juvenile records may be found in the California Welfare and Institutions Code section 781. Petitions and reports in court files. All probation officer's reports.
All police reports and files.
All District Attorney files. Proposition 21 became law in March 2000. The prior code section prevented juvenile's 16 years of age or older from sealing their juvenile records. Rape with force or violence or threat of great bodily harm. Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, or threat of great bodily harm.