All 58 California counties
A record-clearing petition is filed in the county where the conviction happened, not where you live now. These pages cover where to file, what that court charges, and whether there is a free option locally.
30 of 58 counties have a verified criminal courthouse address here, 1 publish a filing fee we could verify, and 12 run a free Public Defender record-clearing clinic. Where we could not verify something, the page says so instead of guessing.
Los Angeles CountyClara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice CenterSan Diego CountySan Diego Central CourthouseOrange CountyCentral Justice CenterRiverside CountyRiverside Hall of JusticeSan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino Justice Center (Criminal Division)Santa Clara CountyHall of JusticeAlameda CountyRene C. Davidson Courthouse
No fee
Sacramento CountyLorenzo Patiño Hall of JusticeContra Costa CountyA.F. Bray CourthouseFresno CountyFresno Superior Courthouse – Downtown LocationKern CountyMetropolitan Division Justice BuildingVentura CountyVentura County Hall of JusticeSan Francisco CountyHall of JusticeSan Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County CourthouseSan Mateo CountyHall of Justice and Records (Southern Branch)Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County Superior Court Main CourthouseSonoma CountyHall of JusticeTulare CountyTulare County Superior Court (County Civic Center)Solano CountyFairfield Courthouse (Hall of Justice)Placer CountyHon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse (Main Courthouse)Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara Superior Court – Figueroa DivisionMonterey CountySalinas CourthouseMerced CountyOgletree Jr. CourthouseSan Luis Obispo CountyCriminal Branch, Superior Court of California, County of San Luis ObispoSanta Cruz CountySanta Cruz Courthouse, Criminal DivisionMarin CountyMarin County Superior Court — Civic Center/Hall of Justice, Criminal DivisionYolo CountyYolo County Superior Court — Main Courthouse, Criminal DivisionButte CountyButte County Courthouse (Oroville), Criminal DivisionEl Dorado CountyEl Dorado County Superior Court, Placerville Main Street Branch, Criminal DivisionImperial CountyEl Centro Criminal Courthouse, Criminal DivisionThe remaining counties are being verified. We would rather publish 30 pages that say something true and local than 58 that do not.
Find out where you actually stand
The check is free, takes about two minutes, and needs no account and no card. If your record cannot be cleared yet, it tells you that and why.