Clearing a criminal record in Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County petitions are filed at the Santa Barbara Superior Court – Figueroa Division in Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara County

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

What Santa Barbara County charges to file

Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County

• Santa Barbara County's name comes from the city of Santa Barbara, from Mission Santa Barbara, (Spanish for Saint Barbara.
• The Figueroa Division (118 E. Figueroa St) handles criminal, traffic, and appeals matters; the Anacapa Division handles civil/family/probate. The Santa Maria Miller Division also serves North County criminal matters.

Who else is involved

• The petition is served on the Santa Barbara County District Attorney, which has a statutory window to respond.
• Santa Barbara County Public Defender's Office handles indigent defence in the county.

Cities we serve in Santa Barbara County

Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Goleta, Carpinteria, 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.