If it was a federal prosecution and it certainly sounds that way, there is no federal expungement statute.

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The specific procedures for expungement of felonies vary from county to county. In most major counties, the form (which can be found on the California court system website, courts.ca.gov, under the "Forms and Rules" tab it's form CR-180) can be filed and decided on by the judge without the need for a hearing. In some others, an actual court appearance and hearing is required. You should contact an attorney in your general area and ask about this.

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The hard part about this one will be proving that you complied with all terms and conditions of probation. The easiest thing to do would be to go to the public defender if that was who represented you. If not then hire a private attorney. The process goes like this: 1. Collect proof that you complied with probation. (Do this by going to probation and asking for their records) 2. Write a motion and file the motion with the court. They will tell you the date the motion will be argued. 3. Write a motion and serve it on the arresting agency, the DA, probation, and the sheriff include with the motion a proposed order. It can be helpful to include documents that prove that you have rehabilitated yourself. 4. Attend the hearing and the judge will rule. If he grants the motion, he will sign the order. Get a copy of the order and mail it to the California Department of Justice. I hope it works out for you.

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Do you qualify? Did you go to prison? If so, you cannot get an expungement. However, you might want to look into the possibility of a certificate of rehabilitation. Attorneys have to do that for free.

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You need to hire an attorney. It will be difficult to find information at the courthouse on something that is so old. Once the proper procedure has been done, the petition should be granted without trouble, since the conviction is so old. But you need an attorney to file the proper requests and motions so that the petition gets in front of a Judge to stamp and sign.

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