Section 851.86 Of Chapter 5. Arrest, By Whom And How Made From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5.
851.86
. Whenever a person is convicted of a charge, and the
conviction is set aside based upon a determination that the person
was factually innocent of the charge, the judge shall order that the
records in the case be sealed, including any record of arrest or
detention, upon written or oral motion of any party in the case or
the court, and with notice to all parties to the case. If such an
order is made, the court shall give the defendant a copy of that
order and inform the defendant that he or she may thereafter state he
or she was not arrested for that charge and that he or she was not
convicted of that charge, and that he or she was found innocent of
that charge by the court. The court shall also inform the defendant
of the availability of indemnity for persons erroneously convicted
pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4900) of Title 6 of
Part 3, and the time limitations for presenting those claims.