Criminal Records, Expungement expunged convictions

[JonathanEitz]

when you apply to have a conviction dismissed and then expunged, what does that really mean? Are you afforded the same right as the average citizen ie can vote, purchase fire arms, answer no to the question do you have any convictions on your record etc and is the conviction really off your record, or is it lingering some were waiting for an employment back ground check to pop up.

 

[CdwJava]

That depends on the type of "expungement."

Here is information on the process and the laws:

http://www.courts.ca.gov/1070.htm ... if you look under the heading: "What a dismissal will do," many of your questions here should be answered.

Here is a good step-by-step document:

http://www.solanocounty.com/documents/Depts/PD/SolanoCountyPDexpungmentpacket.pdf