Clearing a criminal record in Butte County

Butte County petitions are filed at the Butte County Courthouse (Oroville), Criminal Division in Oroville, our flat fee covers whatever the court charges to file, and you do not need to live here, or come to court, to clear a case from here.

Where a petition is filed in Butte County

Record-clearing petitions are filed in the county where you were convicted, which means Butte County petitions go to the Superior Court of California, County of Butte (court website).

What Butte County charges to file

Butte County does not publish a filing fee for a record-clearing petition that we were able to verify as of 2026-10-10. A good number of California counties charge nothing at all. Either way our fee is all-in, so if a fee applies we pay it.

Local notes for Butte County

• Butte County's name comes from sutter Buttes, which were mistakenly thought to be in the county at the time of its establishment.
• Butte is one of only 15 California counties governed under a home-rule charter rather than general law.
• Criminal matters for the entire county are handled at the Oroville courthouse; the North Butte County Courthouse in Chico is a separate facility not used for criminal filings.

Who else is involved

• The petition is served on the Butte County District Attorney, which has a statutory window to respond.
• The court publishes self-help information if you would rather do this yourself.

Cities we serve in Butte County

Chico, Oroville, Gridley, Paradise, Biggs, and everywhere else in the county. Where you live does not matter — the petition goes to the court that handled the conviction.

Legal information on this page was last checked against primary sources in October 2026. California law changes; if you are reading this long after that date, confirm before you rely on it.