Clearing a criminal record in Placer County

Placer County petitions are filed at the Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse (Main Courthouse) in Auburn, 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 Placer County

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

What Placer County charges to file

Placer 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 Placer County

• Placer County's name comes from placer mining, a reference to the area being a center of the California Gold Rush.
• Placer is one of only 15 California counties governed under a home-rule charter rather than general law.
• Placer's Tahoe Courthouse (2501 N. Lake Blvd, Tahoe City) only covers Department 14; the Main Courthouse in Roseville handles the Clerk's Office and departments 30-44.
• The court's Criminal Division page directs petitioners to the statewide Judicial Council 'Clearing Your Record' resource rather than offering its own guide.

Who else is involved

• The petition is served on the Placer 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 Placer County

Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Auburn, Loomis, 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.