Clearing a criminal record in Yolo County

Yolo County petitions are filed at the Yolo County Superior Court — Main Courthouse, Criminal Division in Woodland, 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 Yolo County

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

What Yolo County charges to file

Yolo 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 Yolo County

• Yolo County's name comes from the Yolan people, a local Native American tribe.
• Yolo's criminal-division phone line (530-406-6705) is separate from its civil/family line (530-406-6704), though both operate out of the same Woodland courthouse.

Who else is involved

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

Cities we serve in Yolo County

Davis, Woodland, West Sacramento, Winters, 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.