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Under CA juvenile criminal procedure can a juvenile record be sealed

The Juvenile Court clerk or your probation officer has a form in which you request to have your record sealed, you serve a copy to each probation and the District Attorney's office and file with the court. That being said, you need to meet certain qualifications in order to have the record sealed. First, you must have completed your probation. Second, sufficient time must have elapsed such that either five years have passed since the offense date, or you must be 18 years or older,...

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Elements to proving child sexual assault, possible plea bargins, sex offender classification as a result of guilty plea finding

Under California Law, there are several different laws relating to child sexual assault. The following are included as examples. Adding such elements as force or fear or multiple victims will lead to additional and more serious charges than those shown here. Penal Code section 288(a). Lewd Act With a Child Under 14. The elements: The person touched the body of a child. The child was under 14 years old. The touching was done with the intent to arouse, appeal to, or to gratify the lust,...