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Does the process erase all records and destroy the court file?

April 26, 2017Court destroy erase file process records

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Does the process erase all records and destroy the court file?

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No. An expungement changes and updates the disposition of the case to reflect a dismissal under 1203.4 of the Penal Code. This is added to the court file and the California Department of Justice and the FBI updates their files to reflect a new plea of “not guilty” being entered and the case has been ordered dismissed by the court.