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JD-53 Rev. 8/10222 Paul Scannell Drive San Mateo, CA 94402

650-312-8816 800-310-8816 Fax: 650-312-5349

P R O B AT I O N D E P AR T M E N T

Stuart J. Forrest, Chief Probation Officer

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Your juvenile case in the San Mateo County Probation Department has been closed. You may apply to seal youjuvenile record if rehabilitation has been attained to the satisfaction of the Court since the closure of your case

and you meet the following qualifications:

You have reached the age of 18 or in a case, in which no petition was filed, it has been at least fiveyears from the date of your arrest and you have met all of the following conditions:

You have not been convicted of a felony after age 18.

You are not currently undergoing any type of adult criminal court action/or investigation (includingtraffic court) and/or you are not on any form of adult probation.

You have not been convicted as an adult of any misdemeanor offenses involving moral turpitude.

You have not been found by the Juvenile Court to have committed an offense listed in Section

707(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code when you were 14 years or older.

You do not have a civil case pending based on any juvenile offense.

NOTE: THE COURT MAY NOT GRANT YOUR SEALING REQUEST IF:

You have had a sustained petition after age 16, which is a strike under the three strikes law inCalifornia. Sections 667.5 and 1192.7 of the Penal Code list offenses that could be considered a strike.Refer to Penal Code sections for specific offenses (ex: residential burglary, robbery).

or,

If rehabilitation has not been attained to the satisfaction of the Court.

Once the Juvenile Court orders a juvenile record sealed, a copy of that order is sent to each agency and official

named by the applicant directing them to seal their records. Once these records have been sealed, the applicant

may respond to any inquiry regarding a juvenile record that he/she has none.

Sealing a juvenile record does not affect the ability of insurance companies to access records which areretained by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento.

The cost for sealing of juvenile records is $100.00 (non-refundable), payable to San Mateo County, to besubmitted with the application.

Applications to seal a juvenile record are available on the County website:

co.sanmateo.ca.us/probation/juvenile services/sealing of records form or you can pick one up from the:

San Mateo County Probation Department, Juvenile Division, at:

222 Paul Scannell Drive, San Mateo, California 94402

or

2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California 94303

Any questions regarding the procedure to apply to seal your record should be directed to Probation ServicesAssessement Center at (650) 312-5289.


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Su caso Juvenil con El Departamento de Libertad Condicionl (Probacin) de El Condado de San Mateo ha sidocerrado. Usted puede aplicar para sellar su record juvenile; si ha logrado rehabilitacin satisfactoria de la Cortedesde que su caso ha sido cerrado y se encuentra con las calificaciones siguientes:

Que usted ha cumplido la edad de 18 aos o en el caso en que una peticin no fue archivado, hansido por lo menos cinco aos desde la fecha de su arresto, y que usted ha cumplido con lascondiciones siguientes:

Que usted no ha sido convicto de una felona despues de los 18 aos.

Que usted no este actualmente bajo de cualquier tipo de accin delictivo de la corte adulto oinvestigacin (incluyendo la corte de trfico) y/o que usted no este en ninguna forma de libertadcondicional de adultos.

Que usted no ha sido convicto como adulto de cualquier delito menor incluso torpeza moral.

Que usted no ha sido encontrado por la Corte Juvenil, de haber cometido una ofensa de esta listaen la Seccin 707(b) del Cdigo de las Instituciones del Bienestar (Welfare and InstitutionsCode) cuando tenia 14 aos o mayor.

No tiene que tener ningun caso civil pendiente basado en ninguna ofensa juvenil.

NOTA: LA CORTE NO LE PODRA OTORGAR SU SOLICITUD PARA SELLAR; SI:Usted ha sostenido una peticin despues de los 16 aos, la cual ha sido aplazada bajo los tresaplazamientos de la ley de California. Seccines 667.5 y 1192.7 de la lista de ofensas del Cdigo Penal quepueden ser consideraradas como aplazamiento. Refiriendose a las seccines del Cdigo Penal queespecifican ofensas (ejemplos: robo residencial, robo)

oSi la rehabilitacin no ha sido lograda a la satisfaccin de la Corte.

A la vez que la Corte Juvenil autoriza el sellado del record juvenil, una copia de esa autorizacin es enviada a

cada agencia y funcionario mencionados por el solicitante. Esta autorizacin instruye a cada agencia ofuncionario a cerrar sus correspondientes records. Una vez cerrados los records, el solicitante puede respondera cualquier pregunta que no tiene record juvenil.

Sellando un record juvenil no afecta la abilidad a las compaias de seguro para tener acceso a los recordsde El Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados en Sacramento.

El costo para sellar su record juvenil es $100.00(no es reembolsable), pagable a El Condado de San Mateo ydebe ser subministrado con la aplicacin.

Aplicacines para sellar su record juvenil estan disponibles en el sitio de web del Condado:co.sanmateo.ca.us/probation/juvenile services/sealing of records form o puede recojer la solicitud en:

El Departamento de Probacin Juvenil de El Condado de San Mateo:

222 Paul Scannell Drive, San Mateo, California, 94402o

2415 University Ave, East Palo Alto, California, 94303

Cualquier pregunta respecto a este trmite, debe de ser dirigida a los Servicios de Libertad Condicional, a elnumero de telefono (650) 312-5289


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7 07 B O F F E N S E S

11055 (c) H S Manufacturing/ Selling Oz. Or More of any Salt/Solution of a Controlled Substance

11055 (e)

H S

Manufacturing/ Compound/ Sell Oz. Or More of Any

Salt/Solution of Controlled Substance/ Depressant

12020 (a) P C Any Felony Offense in which the Minor Personally used aWeapon

12022.5 12022.53

P C Discharge Firearm at Vehicle / GBI / Death

12034 (c) P C Discharge Firearm From Motor Vehicle at Another Personnot in a Motor Vehicle

1203.09 P C Crime Against Persons Sixty (60) Years or Older / Blind /

Paraplegics / Quadriplegics

12308 P C Attempt to Explode / Ignite Destructive Device / ExplosiveWith Intent to Murder

136.1 137 P C Intimidation of Witness / Victims

187 189 P C Murder

192 (a) P C Voluntary Manslaughter

205 P C Aggravated Mayhem

206 & 206.1 P C Torture

207 P C Kidnapping

208 P C Kidnapping Victim Under 14 Years of Age

208 (D) P C Kidnapping With Intent to Commit Rape / Oral Copulation /Sodomy

209 (a) 209 (b) PC Kidnapping for Ransom / Reward / Extortion / Robbery orBodily Harm

209 (b) (1) P C Kidnapping for Purpose of Robbery

209.5 P C Kidnapping During Carjacking

211 P C Robbery While Armed With Dangerous / Deadly Weapon

212.5 P C Robbery

215 P C Carjacking While Armed With Dangerous / DeadlyWeapon


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707B OFFENSESPage 2 of 2

245 (a) 1 245 (a) 2 P C Assault With a Firearm or Destructive Device

245 (b) (1) P C Assault By Any Means of Force Likely to Produce GreatBodily Injury

246 P C Discharge of a Firearm into An Inhabited or OccupiedBuilding

261 (a) (2) 62 (a)(1)

P C Rape / Rape of Spouse by Force or Threat

261 (2) P C Rape With Force or Violence or Threat of Great BodilyHarm

286 (c) P C Sodomy by Force / Violence

286 (c) (2) P C Sodomy By Force, Violence, Duress, Menace, or Threat ofGreat Bodily Harm

288 A (c) P C Oral Copulation by Force/ Violence

288 A (c) (2) P C Oral Copulation by Force, Violence, Duress, Menace orThreat of Great Bodily Harm

288 (b) P C Crimes Against Children /Lascivious With Force/ Violence

289 (a) P C Sexual Penetration With Foreign Object by Force/ Violence

451 (a) 451 (b) P C Arson Causing Great Bodily Harm / Arson of InhabitedStructure/ Property

664/ 187 - 189 P C Attempted Murder

667.5 (c) 186.22(b)

P C Any Violent Felony Related to Participation In CriminalStreet Gang

871 (b) P C Escape By Use of Force or Violence Inflicted UponJuvenile Facility Employee

Any Violent Felony Related to Participation in a StreetGang

Any Felony Offense Where a Weapon was Used


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INFORMATION FOR SEALING OF RECORD

Answer all questions as completely as possible.

NAME: _______________________________________________________________________

BIRTHDATE: AGE: SOCIAL SECURITY #

CA. ID CARD #

BIRTHPLACE: DRIVER'S LICENSE #

PRESENT ADDRESS: PHONE #Number Street (during the day)

City State Zip Code

JUVENILE RECORD: (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE )

List all contacts with police agencies, including traffic citations and accidents. *NOTE: Insurance companies can still

obtain copies of your Department of Motor Vehicles records, in order to set policy rates, even after your record is sealed.

Police Agency Offense and Date Disposition and Date

(if additional space is required, use other side of form)

ADULT RECORD: (OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE)

List all contacts with police agencies, including traffic citations and accidents.

Police Agency Offense and Date Disposition and Date

Were you on probation as a minor? (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE)

YES NO

In San Mateo County YES NO

Other County or State YES NO (please identify where)

EMPLOYMENT: Where?How LongName of School/CityLast grade completed

RETURN TO: San Mateo County Probation Department222 Paul Scannell Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402Attn: Records Section


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STATE OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SAN MATEO

PROBATION DEPARTMENT - JUVENILE DIVISION

APPLICATION TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR SEALING OF RECORD

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to the probation officer to commence proceedings in the SuperiorCourt of the State of California in and for the County of San Mateo in session as a Juvenile Court.

Pursuant to Section 781 of the Juvenile Court Law, I request that a petition be filed requesting that the JuvenileCourt order all records in this matter sealed.

I declare under penalty that:

Since the jurisdiction of this court terminated and/or since the referral to the probation officer, I have not beenconvicted of a felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

Signed:

Dated: This day of , 20 .

I wish to submit a Financial Declaration Form for review of my financial status regarding my ability to pay thesealing fee. I understand this will delay sealing of my records until the financial review is completed, and thatI will be required to provide proof of my financial status.


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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTI ONS ABOUT SEALI NG OF RECORDS

WHY HAVE A JUVENILE RECORD SEALED?

To insure the person that transgressions committed during age of minority will not affect his capacity to

fulfill his duties, obligations, and aspirations of adulthood.

WHERE?

Application may be made to the Probation Department for sealing of your record in the county in whichwardship was last terminated.

HOW?

In San Mateo County any person who, in his judgment, thinks he is eligible for sealing of his record maymake application for sealing of his record, providing he has met the basic requirements listed on the firstpage.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

A non-refundable fee for sealing of juvenile/traffic records is $100.00. Once the sealing investigation hasbegun, there will not be a refund of the fee.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Depending on the complexity of your case; the number and nature of previous offenses; the number of

law enforcement agencies involved; the court calendar schedule; and other factors, it may take from fourto six months to complete the investigation and obtain a sealing order from the court. Probation will

notify all state and local agencies listed in the sealing order to seal your record. In turn these agencieswill send probation a confirmation that the sealing process has been completed. You should be advisedthat the sealing of records at a Federal level for the Department of Justice and FBI requires an additional

90 days total. This time frame is an estimate and probation would suggest that you contact the DOJRecord Sealing Unit @ 916-227-3839 to confirm completion of sealing at the Federal level.

HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN MY RECORD HAS BEEN SEALED?The Juvenile Court Clerks office will send you a signed copy of the juvenile court sealing order. If yourmailing address changes during this time, it is essential that you notify juvenile probation and ask for theLegal Office Services Supervisor in charge of Record Sealing. Contact 650-312-8816 and they can directyour call.

WHAT IF I CANT REMEMBER EXACT DATES OR POLICE AGENCIES?

Do the best you can. However, we have your file and we will request the Court seal your juvenile record

in San Mateo Count y. We will investigate your prior record.

IF I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SEALING WILL I GET MY MONEY RETURNED?

NO, so please read carefully the information on the application prior to sending your check or money

order to San Mateo County Probation Department.

WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A SEALED RECORD?


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Following the order for sealing, all records, exhibits, documents, etc. in the possession of any agency aredirected sealed. This, in essence, means that the Court, Probation Department, police agencies, and anyother agency having information about the individual must physically seal the record and report to anyrequest for information that they have no record. The applicant may respond to any inquiry regarding

juvenile record that he has none. Do not indicate that your record is sealed.

Please Not e: The actual destruction of your records will not occur until you are 38 years old, if thejuvenile offense was a violation of Section 602 WIC or 23 years old, if it was a violation of Section 601WIC.

CAN THE RECORD BE UNSEALED BY ANYONE?

Sealed records can be unsealed for three reasons only:

1. Upon a petition to the court by the individual whose record has been sealed.2. The Court may order a record opened in an action or proceeding based upon defamation.

The information may be entered into evidence, following which the Court orders therecord sealed.

3. Insurance Companies can obtain copies of the Department or Motor Vehicles records in

order to set premium rates.

HOW DOES SEALING MY RECORD AFFECT MY AUTO INSURANCE RATES?

It does not. As noted above, Insurance Companies are authorized by law to obtain copies of DMV

records in order to set your automobile insurance premium rate. Sealing your records in San MateoCounty does not prevent Insurance Companies from access to your driving record, through the StateDepartment of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento.

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