Section 1203.47 Of Chapter 1. The Judgment From California Penal Code >> Title 8. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
1203.47
. (a) A person who was found to be a person described in
Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by reason of the
commission of an offense described in subdivision (b) of Section 647
or in Section 653.22 may, upon reaching 18 years of age, petition the
court to have his or her record sealed, as provided in Section 781
of the Welfare and Institutions Code, except that, as pertaining to
any records regarding the commission of an offense described in
subdivision (b) of Section 647 or in Section 653.22, it shall not be
a requirement in granting the petition for the person to show that he
or she has not been convicted of a felony or of any misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude, or that rehabilitation has been attained
to the satisfaction of the court. Upon granting the petition, all
records relating to the violation or violations of subdivision (b) of
Section 647 or of Section 653.22, or both, shall be sealed pursuant
to Section 781 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) The relief provided by this section does not apply to a person
adjudicated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 647 or of Section
653.22 who paid money or any other valuable thing, or attempted to
pay money or any other valuable thing, to any person for the purpose
of prostitution as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 647.
(c) This section applies to adjudications that occurred before, as
well as those that occur after, the effective date of this section.
(d) A petition granted pursuant to this section does not authorize
the sealing of any part of a person's record that is unrelated to a
violation of subdivision (b) of Section 647, Section 653.22, or both.