Yes you are likely to have your conviction expunged. Sometimes you are entitled to an expungement; sometimes it is discretionary with the judge. Each county has a different procedure and it can be done with or without an attorney. He or she would likely seek the route of a formal motion before the court which also could be done much sooner than the administrative way. Costs vary with attorney to attorney. In such things where the lawyer makes a difference you get what you pay for.

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Most prostitution charges are misdemeanors. You can get a misdemeanor prostitution charge expunged. Prostitution is a priorable crime meaning that if arrested for a similar crime in the future, the punishment may be enhanced. If someone is arrested with a prior prostitution and the prior was expunged, the fact of the expungement will not save the person from the enhancement for a second offence. The best way to proceed is to consult with an attorney.

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Yes. Google "California Penal Code" and search for Penal Code 1203.4

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Yes, as long as you have successfully completed probation, am not currently on any other probation, and have no criminal case(s) pending.

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California doesn't have a true "expungement" statute that will wipe it off your record, but assuming you successfully completed probation, you can seek a dismissal under Penal Code section 1203.4. That will allow you to withdraw your guilty plea (or set aside the jury verdict) and dismiss the case. A local criminal defense attorney can assist with this.

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If you have successfully completed all the terms of your probation, and have been convicted of no new offenses, then you are eligible for expungement under Penal Code 1203.4

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Sure, as long as you have successfully completed probation.

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Convictions cannot be "expunged" in this state. That is a fiction spread by attorneys who want to bill you for supposed expungements or who want to give you false hope on the front end of their representation before they plead you guilty. There is a limited sort of "dismissal" that people erroneously label "expungement" but the fact of the conviction remains as does the fact that it received the limited dismissal under PC 1203.4 but the case does not disappear. So unless you went to state prison, you can get that 1203.4-type quasi-dismissal. You would have to be careful how you answered the question of whether you were convicted because for some places you would still have to answer yes. It could be used against you for priors for gun possession and for other related things.

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You can file a request to have the charge dismissed. You cannot ever have the arrest, charge and conviction removed from your record.

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