Section 4852.06 Of Chapter 3.5. Procedure For Restoration Of Rights And Application For Pardon From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.5.
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. After the expiration of the minimum period of
rehabilitation applicable to him or her and after the termination of
parole, probation, postrelease supervision, or mandatory supervision,
a person who has complied with the requirements of Section 4852.05
may file in the superior court of the county in which he or she then
resides a petition for ascertainment and declaration of the fact of
his or her rehabilitation and of matters incident thereto, and for a
certificate of rehabilitation under this chapter. A petition shall
not be filed until and unless the petitioner has continuously resided
in this state, after leaving prison or jail, for a period of not
less than five years immediately preceding the date of filing the
petition.