Post Disposition

Juvenile court erred in concluding it could not seal records after it had set aside a robbery finding and dismissed the delinquency petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 782. Appellant was 17 years old when the juvenile court sustained…

Juvenile court may not seal a portion of a juvenile court record where one of two separately brought petitions included a disqualifying offense, because both petitions are part of the same case. In 2002, Jose admitted an allegation in a…

Juvenile court erred by failing to apply new statute governing the sealing of juvenile records (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 786) in appellant's case where his petition to seal his records was pending on the January 1, 2015 effective date…

Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 786, a ward's compliance with probation cannot be satisfactory for dismissal purposes but unsatisfactory for record-sealing purposes. After A.V. completed juvenile probation, the court dismissed the Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition but…

Juvenile court erred by refusing to seal records where minor successfully completed probation but was still subject to firearms ban until he turns 30. Joshua was adjudged a ward in juvenile court and placed on probation. After he successfully completed…

Minor's request to dismiss and seal records on one juvenile delinquency petition did not require similar dismissal of prior delinquency petition. In 2013 a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition was sustained against the minor for delaying a police…

Juvenile court properly considered the seriousness of J.W.'s prior offenses in denying his request to seal his juvenile records (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 781, subd. (a)). J.W.'s juvenile records consisted of 14 incidents, including three counts of attempted robbery…