California Assembly Bill 529: Sealing Records On Probationary Petition Dismissal

On October 11, 2017, the governor of California approved this bill. The legislation requires that juvenile records be sealed when a probationary petition is dismissed. However if the prosecutor petitions the court to access, inspect, or use the record for refiling the petition due to new circumstances and provides justification within 6 months, the record may be provided . . .