Canyon, CA Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

For purposes of private employment, yes. You can file a motion with the court to obtain what's commonly referred to as an "expungement." For a number of reasons I will not get into, that is not a precise term, but for private employment purposes, it does function as a clearing of your record. However, the "expungement" will not clear your record for law enforcement purposes or for applications for state licenses or state lottery contracts. I have had great success with filing these motions.

If you are lucky about $100.00 per day. The other option is to have it converted to a judgment and the State and Federal Tax refunds would be intercepted. This normally happens automatically if you do not fully pay and it does not require a court date. You could contact your former attorney or the court clerk.

CAN they charge you? Of course. They think they can convict you. Of course you can fight the charges. When arrested or charged with any crime, the proper questions are, can any evidence obtained in a test, search or confession be used against you, can you be convicted, and what can you do? Raise all appropriate defenses with whatever witnesses, evidence and sympathies are available for legal arguments, for evidence suppression or other motions, or for trial. If you don't know how to represent yourself effectively against an experienced prosecutor intending to convict, then hire an attorney that does, who will try to get a dismissal, diversion program, reduction, or other decent outcome through plea bargain, or take it to trial if appropriate. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. I'll be happy to help, using whatever defenses there may be.